WoRMS taxon details
Ophiura ljungmani (Lyman, 1878)
124925 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124925)
accepted
Species
Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophioglypha thouleti Koehler, 1895 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiura lepida (Lyman, 1878) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiura ljungmani (Lyman, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124925 on 2025-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ophioglypha thouleti Koehler, 1895) Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882462
page(s): 456 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878) Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Ophioglypha thouleti Koehler, 1895) Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882462
page(s): 456 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details] Available for editors
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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]

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]





Syntype (of Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878) MCZ OPH-631 [details]
Syntype (of Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878) MCZ OPH-640 [details]
Syntype (of Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878) MCZ OPH-980 [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura ljungmani)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-631) (from synonym Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-640) (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-980) (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha thouleti Koehler, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (32 records) (from synonym Ophiura lepida (Lyman, 1878))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (59 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura ljungmani)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-631) (from synonym Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-640) (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-980) (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha ljungmani Lyman, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha thouleti Koehler, 1895)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha lepida Lyman, 1878)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (32 records) (from synonym Ophiura lepida (Lyman, 1878))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (59 records)
To ITIS