WoRMS taxon details
Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843
123604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123604)
accepted
Genus
Amphipsila Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted
Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Ophiopsila abscissa Liao, 1982
- Species Ophiopsila annulosa (M. Sars, 1859)
- Species Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843
- Species Ophiopsila bispinosa A.M. Clark, 1974
- Species Ophiopsila brevisquama Koehler, 1930
- Species Ophiopsila californica A.H. Clark, 1921
- Species Ophiopsila caribea (Ljungman, 1872)
- Species Ophiopsila dilatata Koehler, 1930
- Species Ophiopsila fulva Lyman, 1878
- Species Ophiopsila glabra Koehler, 1930
- Species Ophiopsila guineensis Koehler, 1914
- Species Ophiopsila hartmeyeri Koehler, 1913
- Species Ophiopsila maculata (Verrill, 1899)
- Species Ophiopsila multipapillata Guille & Jangoux, 1978
- Species Ophiopsila multispina Koehler, 1930
- Species Ophiopsila novaezealandiae Baker, 1974
- Species Ophiopsila pantherina Koehler, 1898
- Species Ophiopsila paucispina Koehler, 1907
- Species Ophiopsila picturata Koehler, 1930
- Species Ophiopsila platispina Koehler, 1914
- Species Ophiopsila polyacantha H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Ophiopsila polysticta H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Ophiopsila riisei Lütken, 1859
- Species Ophiopsila seminuda A.M. Clark, 1952
- Species Ophiopsila squamifera Murakami, 1963
- Species Ophiopsila timida Koehler, 1930
- Species Ophiopsila vittata H.L. Clark, 1918
- Species Ophiopsila xmasilluminans Okanishi, Oba & Fujita, 2019
- Species Ophiopsila gilletti Kingston, 1980 accepted as Ophiopsila pantherina Koehler, 1898
- Species Ophiopsila platyspina Koehler, 1914 accepted as Ophiopsila platispina Koehler, 1914 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details] 
Taxonomy Has been proposed as Amphiuridae. Kept for a long time in Ophiocomidae, but eventually found to form its on family.
Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side...
Taxonomy Has been proposed as Amphiuridae. Kept for a long time in Ophiocomidae, but eventually found to form its on family. [details]
Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side...
Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side of each arm (Richmond, 1998). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123604 on 2024-04-19
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original description
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]
original description (of Amphipsila Verrill, 1899) 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. [details]
original description (of Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859) Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna, Reisebemærkninger fra Italien. (2den Afhandling). <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 10(1): 57-155, 2 pls., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nytmagazinfornat10phys#page/n1/mode/2up [details]
taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416
page(s): 19 [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]
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
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original description (of Amphipsila Verrill, 1899) 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. [details]
original description (of Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859) Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna, Reisebemærkninger fra Italien. (2den Afhandling). <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 10(1): 57-155, 2 pls., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nytmagazinfornat10phys#page/n1/mode/2up [details]
taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416
page(s): 19 [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]
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
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Has been proposed as Amphiuridae. Kept for a long time in Ophiocomidae, but eventually found to form its on family. [details]From other sources
Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side of each arm (Richmond, 1998). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Remark Type species: Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
