Ophiuroidea name details
Ophiacantha vivipara Ljungman, 1871
173200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173200)
unaccepted (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
Species
Ophiocoma didelphys Wyville Thomson, 1876 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Ophiacantha vivipara heptactis Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiosabine vivipara (Ljungman, 1871) (raised to species by Mortensen (1936))
- Subspecies Ophiacantha vivipara kerguelensis Studer, 1876 accepted as Ophiosabine vivipara (Ljungman, 1871) (raised to species by Mortensen (1936))
- Subspecies Ophiacantha vivipara pentactis Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiosabine pentactis (Mortensen, 1936)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ljungman, A.V. 1871. Om tvänne nya arter Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar, 1870, 5, 471-476. [details]
Type locality contained in Mexico Northwest, Falkland Islands part of the...
Distribution Most records must be taken with caution as this species has been misidentified frequently. It is an Antarctic species that...
Distribution Most records must be taken with caution as this species has been misidentified frequently. It is an Antarctic species that ranges up to 50°S along the Chilean coast and Argentina. 0-1100 m depth. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha vivipara Ljungman, 1871. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173200 on 2025-04-24
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Ljungman, A.V. 1871. Om tvänne nya arter Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar, 1870, 5, 471-476. [details]
taxonomy source Brogger, M. I.; O'Hara, T. D. (2015). Revision of some ophiuroid records (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Argentina. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3972(3): 432-440., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.8 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
new combination reference O'Hara, T. D.; Thuy, B. (2022). Biogeography and taxonomy of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Îles Saint-Paul and Amsterdam in the southern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5124(1): 1-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5124.1.1
page(s): 17 [details]
taxonomy source Brogger, M. I.; O'Hara, T. D. (2015). Revision of some ophiuroid records (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Argentina. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3972(3): 432-440., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.8 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
new combination reference O'Hara, T. D.; Thuy, B. (2022). Biogeography and taxonomy of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Îles Saint-Paul and Amsterdam in the southern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5124(1): 1-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5124.1.1
page(s): 17 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Most records must be taken with caution as this species has been misidentified frequently. It is an Antarctic species that ranges up to 50°S along the Chilean coast and Argentina. 0-1100 m depth. [details]Morphology This species has 6 to 8 arms. [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (126 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiacantha vivipara)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 116 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophicantha vivipara Ljungman (USNM E44587) dorsal view with attached juveniles)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (131 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiacantha vivipara)
To GenBank (116 nucleotides; 116 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophicantha vivipara Ljungman (USNM E44587) dorsal view with attached juveniles)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (131 records)
