WoRMS taxon details
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825)
244162 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244162)
accepted
Species
Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825) · alternative representation
Ophiothrix caribaea Lütken, 1856 · unaccepted (synonymised by Verrill (1899))
Ophiothrix hispida Ayres, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym acc. to Lyman (1882))
Ophiothrix kroyeri Lütken, 1856 · unaccepted (synonymised by Verrill (1899))
Ophiura angulata Say, 1825 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1918
- Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata phlogina H.L. Clark, 1918
- Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata phoinissa H.L. Clark, 1918
- Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata poecila H.L. Clark, 1918
- Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata violacea (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiura angulata Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus <i>Asterias</i> inhabiting the coast of the U.S. <em>Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244162 on 2025-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiura angulata Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus <i>Asterias</i> inhabiting the coast of the U.S. <em>Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix hispida Ayres, 1854) Ayres, W. O. (1854). Descriptions of two new species of Ophiuridae. <em>Proceedings Boston Society Natural History.</em> 4: 248-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870837
page(s): 249 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix caribaea Lütken, 1856) Lütken, C. F. (1856). Bidrag til kundskab om Slangestjernerne. II. Oversigt over de vestindiske Ophiurer. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Förening i Kjøbenhavn 1856.</em> 7, 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632947
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix kroyeri Lütken, 1856) Lütken, C. F. (1856). Bidrag til kundskab om Slangestjernerne. II. Oversigt over de vestindiske Ophiurer. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Förening i Kjøbenhavn 1856.</em> 7, 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632947
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix hispida Ayres, 1854) Ayres, W. O. (1854). Descriptions of two new species of Ophiuridae. <em>Proceedings Boston Society Natural History.</em> 4: 248-250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870837
page(s): 249 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix caribaea Lütken, 1856) Lütken, C. F. (1856). Bidrag til kundskab om Slangestjernerne. II. Oversigt over de vestindiske Ophiurer. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Förening i Kjøbenhavn 1856.</em> 7, 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632947
page(s): 14 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix kroyeri Lütken, 1856) Lütken, C. F. (1856). Bidrag til kundskab om Slangestjernerne. II. Oversigt over de vestindiske Ophiurer. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Förening i Kjøbenhavn 1856.</em> 7, 1-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632947
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Santana, A.; Manso, C. L.; Almeida, A. C.; Alves, O. F. (2017). Redescription and designation of a neotype for Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825 (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4344(2): 291., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.5
page(s): 292-297 [details]
page(s): 292-297 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Santana, A.; Manso, C. L.; Almeida, A. C.; Alves, O. F. (2020). Taxonomic review of <em>Ophiothrix</em> Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Brazil, with the description of four new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4808(1): 51-78., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.3 [details]
additional source Santana, A.; Manso, C. L.; Almeida, A. C.; Alves, O. F. (2020). Taxonomic review of <em>Ophiothrix</em> Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Brazil, with the description of four new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4808(1): 51-78., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | angular brittle star [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (136 barcodes) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophiura angulata Say, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiothrix angulata) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To GenBank (180 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (180 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (749 records) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 052626) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophiura angulata Say, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiothrix angulata) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To GenBank (180 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (180 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (749 records) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 052626) (from synonym Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825))
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym