African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842

AfReMaS taxon details

Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842

AphiaID

123633 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123633)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon of

Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869

Parent

Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869

Direct children (4)

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Species Ophioscolex inermis Mortensen, 1933
Subgenus Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) accepted as Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933 (status change)
1. Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) dentatus Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (status change)
Species Ophioscolex dentatus Lyman, 1878 represented as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123633 on 2024-04-24

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123633 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2010-12-06 08:02:43Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-10-01 07:49:29Z

changed

Thuy, Ben

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original description Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. Vieweg: Braunschweig. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [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 Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors