Ophiuroidea taxon details
Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899
146134 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146134)
accepted
Genus
Ophiacantha enopla Verrill, 1885 accepted as Ophiectodia enopla (Verrill, 1885) (type by subsequent designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86.
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Taxonomy Verrill included Ophiacantha enopla, rosea and spectabilis, originally as subgenus Ophiectodia. He selected no type...
Taxonomy Verrill included Ophiacantha enopla, rosea and spectabilis, originally as subgenus Ophiectodia. He selected no type species. Ophiacantha enopla was designated the type species by O'Hara & Thuy (2025). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146134 on 2026-08-21
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Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86.
page(s): 42 [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]
status source O'Hara, T. D.; Thuy, B. (2025). Seamount ophiuroids from the High Seas of the western Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5718(1): 1-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5718.1.1
page(s): 40 [details]
page(s): 42 [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]
status source O'Hara, T. D.; Thuy, B. (2025). Seamount ophiuroids from the High Seas of the western Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5718(1): 1-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5718.1.1
page(s): 40 [details]
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Taxonomy Verrill included Ophiacantha enopla, rosea and spectabilis, originally as subgenus Ophiectodia. He selected no type species. Ophiacantha enopla was designated the type species by O'Hara & Thuy (2025). [details]
