WoRMS taxon details
Ophiarachna Müller & Troschel, 1842
206179 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206179)
accepted
Genus
Ophiura incrassata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816) (type by original designation)
Species Ophiarachna affinis Lütken, 1869
Species Ophiarachna delicata (H.L. Clark, 1932)
Species Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiarachna mauritiensis de Loriol, 1893
Species Ophiarachna megacantha H.L. Clark, 1938
Species Ophiarachna ohshimai Murakami, 1943
Species Ophiarachna quinquespinosa Koehler, 1922
Species Ophiarachna robillardi de Loriol, 1893
Species Ophiarachna armata Troschel, 1879 accepted as Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna clavigera Brock, 1888 accepted as Ophiarachna affinis Lütken, 1869
Species Ophiarachna gorgonia Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna infernalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarachnella infernalis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna maculata Verrill, 1869 accepted as Ophiopsammus maculata (Verrill, 1869)
Species Ophiarachna septemspinosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna snelliusi A.H. Clark, 1964 accepted as Ophiarachnella snelliusi (A.H. Clark, 1964)
Species Ophiarachna spinosa Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiopeza spinosa (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Ophiarachna spinosum Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiopeza spinosa (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Ophiarachna stellata Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiochasma stellata (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Ophiarachna discrepans (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Ophiarachna delicata (H.L. Clark, 1932)
Species Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiarachna mauritiensis de Loriol, 1893
Species Ophiarachna megacantha H.L. Clark, 1938
Species Ophiarachna ohshimai Murakami, 1943
Species Ophiarachna quinquespinosa Koehler, 1922
Species Ophiarachna robillardi de Loriol, 1893
Species Ophiarachna armata Troschel, 1879 accepted as Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna clavigera Brock, 1888 accepted as Ophiarachna affinis Lütken, 1869
Species Ophiarachna gorgonia Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna infernalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarachnella infernalis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna maculata Verrill, 1869 accepted as Ophiopsammus maculata (Verrill, 1869)
Species Ophiarachna septemspinosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiarachna snelliusi A.H. Clark, 1964 accepted as Ophiarachnella snelliusi (A.H. Clark, 1964)
Species Ophiarachna spinosa Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiopeza spinosa (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Ophiarachna spinosum Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiopeza spinosa (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Ophiarachna stellata Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiochasma stellata (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Ophiarachna discrepans (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2023). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiarachna Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206179 on 2023-03-22
Date
action
by
2000-09-29 13:20:33Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2006-09-26 06:56:50Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
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original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [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 [details]
basis of record Clark, H. L. (1909). Notes on some Australian and Indo-Pacific echinoderms. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 52: 107-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4336873 [details]
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]

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 [details]

basis of record Clark, H. L. (1909). Notes on some Australian and Indo-Pacific echinoderms. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 52: 107-135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4336873 [details]
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]




From other sources
Remark Type species: Ophiura incrassata Müller & Troschel, 1842 by subsequent designation by Lütken (1869) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]