WoRMS name details
Ophioderma wahlbergi Müller & Troschel, 1842
213224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213224)
unaccepted (spelling variation)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details] 
Note supposedly Port Natal (Durban), but unlikely...
Type locality supposedly Port Natal (Durban), but unlikely since such conspicuous species shallow-water species has not been noticed in recent years. In the absence of other records from east of Cape Agulhas it seems most likely that Wahlberg collected it in the vicinity of Cape Town, where he stopped en route to Natal. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioderma wahlbergi Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213224 on 2024-04-16
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Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]
basis of record Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]
basis of record Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Type locality supposedly Port Natal (Durban), but unlikely since such conspicuous species shallow-water species has not been noticed in recent years. In the absence of other records from east of Cape Agulhas it seems most likely that Wahlberg collected it in the vicinity of Cape Town, where he stopped en route to Natal. [details]
