WoRMS name details
Dictenophiura H.L. Clark, 1923
203914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:203914)
unaccepted
Genus
Ophiura carnea Lütken, 1858 represented as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea Lütken, 1858 (type by original designation)
- Species Dictenophiura anoidea H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) anoidea H.L. Clark, 1923
- Species Dictenophiura caledonica (Koehler, 1907) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) caledonica (Koehler, 1907) (lowered to sugenus level)
- Species Dictenophiura carnea (Lütken, 1858) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea Lütken, 1858
- Species Dictenophiura ctenophora (H.L. Clark, 1909) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) ctenophora H.L. Clark, 1909 (subgeneric placement)
- Species Dictenophiura platyacantha McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) platyacantha McKnight, 2003 (lowered to sugenus level)
- Species Dictenophiura skoogi (Koehler, 1923) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea skoogi (Koehler, 1923)
- Species Dictenophiura squamosa Baker, 1979 accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) squamosa Baker, 1979 (change of rank)
- Species Dictenophiura stellata (Studer, 1882) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) stellata (Studer, 1882) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, H. L. (1923). The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13(7): 221-435, 23 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1541222#page/263/mode/1up [details]
Taxonomy The generic or subgeneric status of this taxon is still being debated. It may be that Pacific species belong in a separate...
Taxonomy The generic or subgeneric status of this taxon is still being debated. It may be that Pacific species belong in a separate genus, but it may not be Dictenophiura, since the type species is placed on subgeneric level. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Dictenophiura H.L. Clark, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203914 on 2025-11-15
Date
action
by
2000-09-20 08:24:09Z
created
Garcia, Maria
2006-07-31 06:57:06Z
changed
Camba Reu, Cibran
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, H. L. (1923). The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13(7): 221-435, 23 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1541222#page/263/mode/1up [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The generic or subgeneric status of this taxon is still being debated. It may be that Pacific species belong in a separate genus, but it may not be Dictenophiura, since the type species is placed on subgeneric level. [details]Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Ophiura carnea Lütken, 1858 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
