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Ophiosparte Koehler, 1922

Ophiosparte gigas

AphiaID

172605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172605)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ophiosparte gigas Koehler, 1922

Parent

Ophiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893

Direct children (1)

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Species Ophiosparte gigas Koehler, 1922

Environment

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

Original description

Koehler, R. (1922). Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Scientific Report Series C. 8(2): 5-98, pls 76-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12101890#page/11/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiosparte Koehler, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172605 on 2025-11-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-12 13:53:46Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2010-12-03 12:08:34Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2011-06-23 07:30:12Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-02-28 10:33:22Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description Koehler, R. (1922). Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Scientific Report Series C. 8(2): 5-98, pls 76-90., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12101890#page/11/mode/1up [details]

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Martynov, A. (2010). Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1-154. [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]