WoRMS name details
Ophiocamax histrix Lyman, 1878
245102 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:245102)
unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295874 [details]
Nomenclature Ophiocamax histrix is the original spelling, but it was corrected to hystrix in an erratum at the end of the same volume....
Nomenclature Ophiocamax histrix is the original spelling, but it was corrected to hystrix in an erratum at the end of the same volume. [p. 288] [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocamax histrix Lyman, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=245102 on 2026-02-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295874 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Ophiocamax histrix is the original spelling, but it was corrected to hystrix in an erratum at the end of the same volume. [p. 288] [details]
