Ophiuroidea name details
Ophiomyxa lubrica Forbes, 1843
555893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:555893)
unaccepted (decsision by editor)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
Status The usage of this name after its original description is unknown. Since only a single species of Ophiomyxa (O. pentagona)...
Status The usage of this name after its original description is unknown. Since only a single species of Ophiomyxa (O. pentagona) is known from the Mediterranean, it is probable that O. lubrica is a junior synonym. So far, this has not been verified with a publication though. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomyxa lubrica Forbes, 1843. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555893 on 2026-05-20
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original description
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status The usage of this name after its original description is unknown. Since only a single species of Ophiomyxa (O. pentagona) is known from the Mediterranean, it is probable that O. lubrica is a junior synonym. So far, this has not been verified with a publication though. [details]