Ophiuroidea taxon details

Ophiurothamnus Matsumoto, 1917

AphiaID

242431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242431)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ophiomitra discycla H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiurothamnus discycla (H.L. Clark, 1911)

Parent

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

Synonymised names

Ophiocyclus H.L. Clark, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (8)

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Species Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiurothamnus discycla (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiurothamnus eleaumei O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
Species Ophiurothamnus excavatus Koehler, 1922
Species Ophiurothamnus exigua (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiurothamnus laevis (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Species Ophiurothamnus musorstomae Guille, 1981 accepted as Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiurothamnus stultus (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiurothamnus Matsumoto, 1917. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242431 on 2025-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

created

Stöhr, Sabine

2013-02-15 09:53:03Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

[taxonomic tree]

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

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiurothamnus)
To Genbank

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