WoRMS taxon details

Ophiophragmus brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1915

243921  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243921)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]   
Holotype  MCZ OPH-1120  
Holotype MCZ OPH-1120 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiophragmus brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243921 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
created
2007-10-01 14:10:02Z
changed
2016-11-11 16:10:04Z
changed

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original description Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]   

taxonomy source Hendler, G.; Miller, J.E.; Pawson, D.L.; Kier, P.M. 1995. Sea stars, sea urchins, and allies. Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean Sea. Smithsonian Institution Press.
note: These authors consider O. brachyactis a synonym of Amphiodia riisei but new evidence refutes this idea. [details]   

basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]   

status source Gondim, A. I.; Alonso, C.; Dias, T. L. P.; Manso, C. L. C.; Christoffersern, M. L. (2013). A taxonomic guide to the brittle-stars (Echinodermata, Ophiurodiea) from the state of Paraíba continental shelf, Northeastern Brasil. <em>Zookeys.</em> 307, 45-96.
note: These authors reinstate O. brachyactis as a valid species, with good evidence. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype MCZ OPH-1120 [details]