ERMS taxon details
Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
125131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125131)
accepted
Species
Asteria cuvierii Delle Chiaje, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18?? · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix ferussacii (Delle Chiaje, 1828) · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix rammelsbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) Müller O. F. (1789). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen tertium: pp. [1-2], 1-71, pls. 81-120. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794331 [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125131 on 2025-07-08
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125131 on 2025-07-08
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original description
(of Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828) Delle Chiaje S. (1823-1831). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. <em>Napoli: Fratelli Fernandes (vol. 1), and Società Tipografica (vol. 2-4).</em> Vol. 1, pp. i-xii, 1-84 [1823], pp. 1-184 [1824]; vol. 2, pp. [1-4] + 185-224 [1825], pp. 225-444 [1826]; vol. 3, pp. i-xx, pp. 1-232 [1828]; vol. 4, pp. i-vii [1831], 1-116 [1830], pp. 117-214 [1831]; pl. 1-4; pl. 1-69 [date?], pl. 70-109 [1830][dates according to Sherborn, 1922]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10021 [details]
original description (of Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) Müller O. F. (1789). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen tertium: pp. [1-2], 1-71, pls. 81-120. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794331 [details]
original description (of Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 64 [details]
original description (of Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839) Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Society.</em> 8: 114-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580 [details]
original description (of Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839) Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Society.</em> 8: 114-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842) 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]
original description (of Asteria cuvierii Delle Chiaje, 1828) Delle Chiaje S. (1823-1831). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. <em>Napoli: Fratelli Fernandes (vol. 1), and Società Tipografica (vol. 2-4).</em> Vol. 1, pp. i-xii, 1-84 [1823], pp. 1-184 [1824]; vol. 2, pp. [1-4] + 185-224 [1825], pp. 225-444 [1826]; vol. 3, pp. i-xx, pp. 1-232 [1828]; vol. 4, pp. i-vii [1831], 1-116 [1830], pp. 117-214 [1831]; pl. 1-4; pl. 1-69 [date?], pl. 70-109 [1830][dates according to Sherborn, 1922]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10021 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872) Ljungman, A.V. 1872. Förteckning öfver uti Vestindien af Dr A. Goës samt under korvetten Josefinas expedition i Atlantiska Oceanen samlade Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar 1871, 28(5), 615-658. [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix rammelsbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842) 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]
original description (of Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872) Ljungman, A.V. 1872. Förteckning öfver uti Vestindien af Dr A. Goës samt under korvetten Josefinas expedition i Atlantiska Oceanen samlade Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar 1871, 28(5), 615-658. [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [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]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source 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 RoR) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [details]
status source Clark, A. M. (1967). Proposals for stabilization of the names of some common European Ophiuroidea Z.N.(S.) 1772. <em>Bulletin Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 24(1): 41-49., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12223192#page/59/mode/1up [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in RoR), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) Müller O. F. (1789). Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. Volumen tertium: pp. [1-2], 1-71, pls. 81-120. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614794331 [details]
original description (of Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 64 [details]
original description (of Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839) Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Society.</em> 8: 114-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580 [details]
original description (of Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839) Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Society.</em> 8: 114-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35485580 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842) 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]
original description (of Asteria cuvierii Delle Chiaje, 1828) Delle Chiaje S. (1823-1831). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. <em>Napoli: Fratelli Fernandes (vol. 1), and Società Tipografica (vol. 2-4).</em> Vol. 1, pp. i-xii, 1-84 [1823], pp. 1-184 [1824]; vol. 2, pp. [1-4] + 185-224 [1825], pp. 225-444 [1826]; vol. 3, pp. i-xx, pp. 1-232 [1828]; vol. 4, pp. i-vii [1831], 1-116 [1830], pp. 117-214 [1831]; pl. 1-4; pl. 1-69 [date?], pl. 70-109 [1830][dates according to Sherborn, 1922]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10021 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872) Ljungman, A.V. 1872. Förteckning öfver uti Vestindien af Dr A. Goës samt under korvetten Josefinas expedition i Atlantiska Oceanen samlade Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar 1871, 28(5), 615-658. [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix rammelsbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842) 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]
original description (of Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872) Ljungman, A.V. 1872. Förteckning öfver uti Vestindien af Dr A. Goës samt under korvetten Josefinas expedition i Atlantiska Oceanen samlade Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar 1871, 28(5), 615-658. [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [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]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source 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 RoR) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [details]
status source Clark, A. M. (1967). Proposals for stabilization of the names of some common European Ophiuroidea Z.N.(S.) 1772. <em>Bulletin Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 24(1): 41-49., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12223192#page/59/mode/1up [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in RoR), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | brokkelster | [details] |
| English | common brittlestar | [details] |
| French | singeophiure fragileophiure á piquants | [details] |
| German | zerbrechlicher Schlangenstern | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18??)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (298 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiothrix fragilis)
To GenBank (614 nucleotides; 481 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2367) (from synonym Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix rammelsbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix ferussacii (Delle Chiaje, 1828))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Asteria cuvierii Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18??)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18??)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (298 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiothrix fragilis)
To GenBank (614 nucleotides; 481 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2367) (from synonym Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix rammelsbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiothrix ferussacii (Delle Chiaje, 1828))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Asteria cuvierii Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18??)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
