World Register of Deep-Sea species - Ophiura Lamarck, 1801

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Ophiura Lamarck, 1801

Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

123574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123574)

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Typetaxon

Asterias ophiura Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Ophiurinae Lyman, 1865

Orig. name

Ophiura Lamarck, 1801

Synonymised names

Ophioglypha Lyman, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)

Ophioglyphina Ludwig, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)

Ophioglypina Ludwig, 1886 · unaccepted (spelling error)

Ophiozea A.H. Clark, 1920 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Subgenus Ophiura (Aspidura) von Hagenow, 1840
Subgenus Ophiura (Dictenophiura) H.L. Clark, 1923
1. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) anoidea H.L. Clark, 1923
2. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) caledonica (Koehler, 1907)
3. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea Lütken, 1858
  1. Subspecies Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea carnea Lütken, 1858
  2. Subspecies Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea skoogi (Koehler, 1923)
4. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) ctenophora H.L. Clark, 1909
5. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) platyacantha McKnight, 2003
6. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) squamosa Baker, 1979
7. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) stellata (Studer, 1882)
8. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866) accepted as Ophiuroglypha kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866)
9. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) micracantha H.L. Clark, 1911 represented as Ophiura micracantha H.L. Clark, 1911
10. Species Ophiura (Dictenophiura) ooplax (H.L. Clark, 1911) represented as Ophiura ooplax (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Subgenus Ophiura (Ophiura) Lamarck, 1801
1. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) mundata (Koehler, 1906)
2. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) nana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
3. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) scutellata (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
4. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) spinicantha McKnight, 2003
5. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) trimeni Bell, 1905
6. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Ophioplinthus divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
7. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) scomba Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiuroglypha scomba (Paterson, 1985) (transferred by Stöhr & O'Hara (2021))
8. Species Ophiura (Ophiura) spinacantha McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiura) spinicantha McKnight, 2003 (spelling variation)
Species Ophiura acervata (Lyman, 1869)
Species Ophiura aequalis (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura albata (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839
1. Variety Ophiura albida var. tuberculosa Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839 (synonymized)
Species Ophiura amphitrites (Bell, 1888)
Species Ophiura atacta H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura bathybia H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura calyptolepis H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura crassa Mortensen, 1936
Species Ophiura cryptolepis H.L. Clark, 1911
1. Subspecies Ophiura cryptolepis claripeltata Djakonov, 1954
Species Ophiura falcifera (Lyman, 1869)
Species Ophiura fallax Cherbonnier, 1959
Species Ophiura flagellata (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura flexibilis (Koehler, 1911)
1. Subspecies Ophiura flexibilis frigida (Koehler, 1900) accepted as Ophioplinthus frigida (Koehler, 1901) (nomen dubium)
2. Subspecies Ophiura flexibilis mimaria (Köhler, 1908) accepted as Ophiura mimaria (Koehler, 1907) (synonym)
3. Variety Ophiura flexibilis var. crassa Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiura crassa Mortensen, 1936
Species Ophiura floscellata Hertz, 1927
Species Ophiura fluctuans Koehler, 1922
Species Ophiura fraterna (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura gagara Djakonov, 1949
Species Ophiura grubei Heller, 1863
Species Ophiura imbecillis (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura imprudens (Koehler, 1906)
Species Ophiura indica (Brock, 1888)
Species Ophiura innoxia (Koehler, 1906)
Species Ophiura kofoidi McClendon, 1909
Species Ophiura lanceolata H.L. Clark, 1939
Species Ophiura lenticularis (Koehler, 1907)
Species Ophiura leptoctenia H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura lienosa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura ljungmani (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura luetkenii (Lyman, 1860)
Species Ophiura maculata (Ludwig, 1886)
Species Ophiura micracantha H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura mimaria (Koehler, 1907)
Species Ophiura mitescens Koehler, 1922
Species Ophiura monostoecha H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura nitida Mortensen, 1933
Species Ophiura ooplax (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Ophiura palliata (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura paucisquama Matsumoto, 1917
Species Ophiura podica (Koehler, 1910)
Species Ophiura pteracantha Liao, 1982
Species Ophiura quadrispina H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852)
Species Ophiura rouchi (Koehler, 1912)
Species Ophiura sarsii Lütken, 1855
1. Subspecies Ophiura sarsii vadicola Djakonov, 1954
2. Subspecies Ophiura sarsii kurilensis Baranova (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Ophiura saurura (Verrill, 1894)
Species Ophiura stenobrachia H.L. Clark, 1917
Species Ophiura tenera (Lyman, 1883)
Species Ophiura umitakamaruae Seno & Irimura, 1968
Species Ophiura undulata (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura verrucosa (Studer, 1876)
Species Ophiura violainae (Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972)
Species Ophiura zebra Djakonov, 1954
Subgenus Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiuroglypha Hertz, 1927 (restored to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
1. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) aequatoris (Hertz, 1927) accepted as Ophiuroglypha aequatoris Hertz, 1927 (restored to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
2. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) ambigua (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha ambigua (Lyman, 1878)
  1. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) ambigua migrans Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiuroglypha ambigua migrans (Hertz, 1927) (Subgenus Ophiuroglypha raised to genus)
3. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) arntzi Manso, 2010 accepted as Ophiuroglypha arntzi (Manso, 2010) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
4. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) brevispina (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) brevispinosa (H.L. Clark, 1915) (homonym of O. brevispina Say, 1825)
5. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) brevispinosa (H.L. Clark, 1915) accepted as Ophiuroglypha brevispinosa (H.L. Clark, 1915) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
6. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) capensis (Bell, 1905) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata costata (Lyman, 1878) (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark (1923))
7. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) carinifera (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiuroglypha carinifera (Koehler, 1901) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
8. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) clemens (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiuroglypha clemens (Koehler, 1904) (Subgenus raised to genus by O'Hara et al. (2018))
9. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) concreta (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901)
10. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha costata (Lyman, 1878)
  1. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata costata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha costata (Lyman, 1878) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
  2. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata tumida Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiuroglypha tumida (Mortensen, 1933)
11. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) euryplax (H.L. Clark, 1939) accepted as Ophiuroglypha euryplax (H.L. Clark, 1939) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
12. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) accepted as Ophioplinthus glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) (synonym)
13. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) intorta (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophioplinthus intorta (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
14. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata (Lyman, 1878)
  1. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
  2. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (revised by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  3. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata loveni (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata loveni (Lyman, 1878) (revised by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  4. Subspecies Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata polyacantha (Mortensen, 1933) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata polyacantha (Mortensen, 1933)
  5. Variety Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata var. polyacantha Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata polyacantha (Mortensen, 1933)
15. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) jejuna (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha jejuna (Lyman, 1878) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
16. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) kinbergi Ljungman, 1866 accepted as Ophiuroglypha kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
17. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) lymani (Ljungman, 1871) accepted as Ophiuroglypha lymani (Ljungman, 1871) (restored to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
18. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) mundata (Koehler, 1906) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiura) mundata (Koehler, 1906) (acc. to Paterson (1985))
19. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) rugosa (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha rugosa (Lyman, 1878) (raised to genus level by O'Hara et al. 2018)
20. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) schmidtotti (Hertz, 1927) accepted as Ophiuroglypha schmidtotti Hertz, 1927 (restored to genus level by O'Hara et al. (2018) )
21. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) tumida Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata tumida Mortensen, 1933
22. Species Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) verrucosa McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiuroglypha verrucosa (McKnight, 2003) (junior homonym of Ophiura verrucosa (Studer, 1876), but subgenus raised to genus by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiura abyssicola Forbes, 1843 accepted as Ophiocten abyssicolum (Forbes, 1843)
Species Ophiura affinis Lütken, 1858 accepted as Ophiocten affinis (Lütken, 1858) (synonym)
1. Subspecies Ophiura affinis simulans (Mortensen, 1936) accepted as Ophiocten affinis simulans (Mortensen, 1936)
Species Ophiura africana (Koehler, 1923) accepted as Ophiura grubei Heller, 1863
Species Ophiura ambigua (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha ambigua (Lyman, 1878)
1. Subspecies Ophiura ambigua migrans Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiuroglypha ambigua migrans (Hertz, 1927) (Subgenus Ophiuroglypha raised to genus level)
Species Ophiura amitina (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878
Species Ophiura anceps (Koehler, 1908) accepted as Ophioplinthus anceps (Koehler, 1907) (synonym)
Species Ophiura angulata Say, 1825 accepted as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura annulosa Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiomastix annulosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura annulosa de Blainville, 1834 accepted as Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1915 (homonym)
Species Ophiura appressa Say, 1825 accepted as Ophioderma appressum (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura arctica Lütken, 1855 accepted as Ophiura sarsii Lütken, 1855 (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Ophiura aurantiaca (Verrill, 1882) accepted as Ophiopleura inermis (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
Species Ophiura aurora Risso, 1826 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ophiura bellis Fleming, 1828 accepted as Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Ophiura bellis Johnston, 1935 accepted as Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Ophiura brachiactis H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Stegophiura brachyactis (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804)
Species Ophiura brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Stegophiura brachyactis (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura bracteata Johnston, 1835 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ophiura brevicauda Lyman (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Ophiura brevispina Say, 1825 accepted as Ophioderma brevispinum (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura brevispinosa H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiuroglypha brevispinosa (H.L. Clark, 1915) (Considered in subgenus Ophiuroglypha, which has been raised to genus level)
Species Ophiura brevispinum Say, 1825 accepted as Ophioderma brevispina (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura capensis (Bell, 1905) accepted as Ophiuroglypha capensis (Bell, 1905)
Species Ophiura carinata (Koehler, 1900) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) carinifera (Koehler, 1901)
Species Ophiura chathamensis Fell, 1952 accepted as Ophiura ooplax (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura ciliaris Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) ciliaris (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1766) accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym by priority rule)
Species Ophiura ciliata (Retzius, 1783) non (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
Species Ophiura cinerea (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ophioderma cinerea Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Ophiura clasta H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophioplinthus clasta (H.L. Clark, 1911) (synonym)
Species Ophiura clemens (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiuroglypha clemens (Koehler, 1904) (transferred to Ophiuroglypha by Manso (2010))
Species Ophiura concreta (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901) (Reduced to subspecies)
Species Ophiura coriacea Lütken, 1855 accepted as Ophiura sarsii Lütken, 1855 (synonymized by Lyman (1882))
Species Ophiura costata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha costata (Lyman, 1878)
1. Subspecies Ophiura costata costata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha costata (Lyman, 1878)
2. Subspecies Ophiura costata tumida Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiuroglypha tumida (Mortensen, 1933)
Species Ophiura crassispina Say, 1825 accepted as Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
Species Ophiura cylindrica Hutton, 1872 accepted as Ophiopeza cylindrica (Hutton, 1872)
Species Ophiura daniana Verrill, 1867 accepted as Diopederma daniana (Verrill, 1867)
Species Ophiura divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Ophioplinthus divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
Species Ophiura doederleini (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiogona doederleini (Koehler, 1901) (synonym)
Species Ophiura echinata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (suppressed by ICZN)
Species Ophiura euryplax (H.L. Clark, 1939) accepted as Ophiuroglypha euryplax (H.L. Clark, 1939)
Species Ophiura fasciculata Forbes, 1852 accepted as Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852) (synonym)
Species Ophiura fisheri A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Amphiophiura fisheri (A.H. Clark, 1949)
Species Ophiura flaccida Say, 1825 accepted as Ophiomyxa flaccida (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura frigida (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophioplinthus frigida (Koehler, 1901) (synonym)
Species Ophiura glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) accepted as Ophioplinthus glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) (synonym)
Species Ophiura glyptodisca H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Aspidophiura forbesi (Duncan, 1879)
Species Ophiura granulata Johnston, 1935 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
Species Ophiura hadra H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
Species Ophiura hastata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878
Species Ophiura holmesii Lyman, 1860 accepted as Ophioderma holmesii (Lyman, 1860)
Species Ophiura incrassata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura inermis (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiopleura inermis (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
Species Ophiura inflata (Koehler, 1897) accepted as Ophioplinthus inflata (Koehler, 1897) (synonym)
Species Ophiura involuta (Koehler, 1899) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura isocantha Say, 1825 accepted as Ophiostigma isocanthum (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura januarii (Lütken, 1856) accepted as Ophioderma januarii Lütken, 1856
Species Ophiura jejuna (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha jejuna (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura kermadecensis Benham, 1911 accepted as Amphiophiura kermadecensis (Benham, 1911) (transferred by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Ophiura kinbergi Ljungman, 1866 accepted as Ophiuroglypha kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866)
Species Ophiura koehleri Bell, 1908 accepted as Ophioperla koehleri (Bell, 1908)
Species Ophiura lacazei (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Amphiophiura lacazei (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura lacertosa Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Ophiura laevis Lyman, 1865 accepted as Ophioderma longicauda (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
Species Ophiura lapidaria (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Amphiophiura lapidaria (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura lepida (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiura ljungmani (Lyman, 1878)
1. Subspecies Ophiura lepida spinulosa Verrill, 1884 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, It is currently unknown, if this is a valid species.)
Species Ophiura longipeda Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Macrophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura loveni (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata loveni (Lyman, 1878) (synonym acc. to Paterson (1985))
Species Ophiura lymani (Ljungman, 1871) accepted as Ophiuroglypha lymani (Ljungman, 1871) (type species of Ophiuroglypha)
Species Ophiura madseni (Belyaev & Litvinova, 1972) accepted as Ophioplinthus madseni (Belyaev & Litvinova, 1972) (synonym)
Species Ophiura marmorata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiocnemis marmorata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura megapoma H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiophiura megapoma (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura meridionalis (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiomastus meridionalis (Lyman, 1879) (transferred by Bernasconi & d'Agostino (1978))
Species Ophiura monaria A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Amphiophiura insolita (Koehler, 1904)
Species Ophiura neglecta Johnston, 1835 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonymised by Forbes (1843))
Species Ophiura nereidina Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Macrophiothrix nereidina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
Species Ophiura nodosa Lütken, 1855 accepted as Stegophiura nodosa (Lütken, 1855) (synonym)
Species Ophiura oediplax H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiophiura oediplax (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura oligopora H.L. Clark, 1913 accepted as Amphiophiura oligopora (H.L. Clark, 1913) (synonym)
Species Ophiura ossiculata (Koehler, 1907) accepted as Ophiuroglypha ossiculata (Koehler, 1907) (transferred by Stöhr & O'Hara (2021))
Species Ophiura pallida Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophioderma pallidum (Verrill, 1899) (transferred to Ophioderma by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Ophiura panamensis (Lütken, 1859) accepted as Ophioderma panamensis Lütken, 1859
Species Ophiura paucispina Say, 1825 accepted as Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825)
Species Ophiura penichra H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiophiura penichra (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura pentagona Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiomyxa pentagona (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
Species Ophiura plana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Ophiuroglypha plana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred by Stöhr & O'Hara (2021))
Species Ophiura pomphophora H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiophiura pomphophora (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Ophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Stegophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura quinquemaculata Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Ophiothrix quinquemaculata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (synonym)
Species Ophiura reticulata Say, 1825 accepted as Ophionereis reticulata (Say, 1825) (synonym)
Species Ophiura rosularia Grube accepted as Ophiacantha setosa (Bruzelius, 1805)
Species Ophiura rubicunda Lyman, ???? (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Ophiura rugosa (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha rugosa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophiura sarsi accepted as Ophiura sarsii Lütken, 1855 (grammatically incorrect spelling)
Species Ophiura schmidt-otti (Hertz, 1927) accepted as Ophiuroglypha schmidtotti Hertz, 1927
Species Ophiura scolopendrina Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Ophiura scomba Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiuroglypha scomba (Paterson, 1985) (transferred by O'Hara et al. (2018))
Species Ophiura scutellum Grube, 1840 accepted as Ophionyx scutellum (Grube, 1840) (transferred to Ophionyx by Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophiura sericea Forbes, 1852 accepted as Ophiocten sericeum (Forbes, 1852) (synonym)
Species Ophiura serrata Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiomastus serratus (Mortensen, 1936) (listed as Ophiomastus by Bernasconi & d'Agostino (1973))
Species Ophiura setosa Bruzelius, 1805 accepted as Ophiacantha setosa (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
Species Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882) accepted as Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) (synonym)
Species Ophiura skoogi Koehler, 1923 accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea skoogi (Koehler, 1923)
Species Ophiura spinulosa Risso, 1826 accepted as Ophiothrix spinulosa (Risso, 1826) (transferred to Ophiothrix by Müller & Troschel (1840))
Species Ophiura squamata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiocoma squamata (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Ophiocoma by Müller & Troschel (1842))
Species Ophiura squamosa Lütken, 1855 accepted as Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852) (synonymized by Mortensen (1927))
Species Ophiura stiphra H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Stegophiura sladeni (Duncan, 1879)
Species Ophiura stuwitzii Lütken, 1857 accepted as Stegophiura stuwitzii (Lütken, 1857) (synonym)
Species Ophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
Species Ophiura teres Lyman, 1860 accepted as Ophioderma teres (Lyman, 1860)
Species Ophiura textura (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym and misspelling)
Species Ophiura texturata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) (superceded junior synonym)
Species Ophiura tongana Lyman, 1882 accepted as Ophioderma wahlbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonymized with O. leonis by Ziesenhenne (1955))
Species Ophiura tumida Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) costata tumida Mortensen, 1933
Species Ophiura ursula A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Amphiophiura ursula (A.H. Clark, 1949)
Species Ophiura vadicola Djakonov, 1954 accepted as Ophiura sarsii vadicola Djakonov, 1954 (erroneously on species level)
Species Ophiura variegata (Lütken, 1856) accepted as Ophioderma variegatum Lütken, 1856 (transferred to Ophiura by Verrill (1867), who considered both synonymous)
Species Ophiura victoriae (Bell, 1902) accepted as Ophionotus victoriae Bell, 1902 (synonym)
Species Ophiura carnea Lütken, 1858 represented as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea Lütken, 1858
Species Ophiura ctenophora H.L. Clark, 1909 represented as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) ctenophora H.L. Clark, 1909
Species Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878) represented as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata (Lyman, 1878)
1. Subspecies Ophiura irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata concreta (Koehler, 1901)
2. Subspecies Ophiura irrorata polyacantha Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata polyacantha (Mortensen, 1933)
Species Ophiura mundata (Koehler, 1906) represented as Ophiura (Ophiura) mundata (Koehler, 1906)
Species Ophiura nana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) represented as Ophiura (Ophiura) nana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Species Ophiura scutellata (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) represented as Ophiura (Ophiura) scutellata (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Species Ophiura spinicantha McKnight, 2003 represented as Ophiura (Ophiura) spinicantha McKnight, 2003
Species Ophiura trimeni Bell, 1905 represented as Ophiura (Ophiura) trimeni Bell, 1905
Species Ophiura elongata Say, 1825 (uncertain > nomen dubium, synonymized by Lyman (1865), nomen dubium acc. to Hendler (2011))
Species Ophiura glacialis Forbes, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, valid name unknown)
Species Ophiura koreni Jarshinsky (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Ophiura kurilensis Baranova (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Ophiura minuta Risso, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Ophiura rondeletii Risso, 1826 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Ophiura rufescens accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi rufescens (Koehler, 1896) (uncertain > nomen dubium, unclear origin, perhaps misprint in Belloc (1950))
Species Ophiura tenorii (Delle Chiaje, 1825) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Ophiura verrucosa McKnight, 2003 (uncertain > nomen dubium, homonym of O. verrucosa (Studer, 1876))

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiura Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123574 on 2024-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

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original description Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]

original description (of Ophioglypha Lyman, 1860) Lyman, T. (1860). Descriptions of new Ophiuridae, belonging to the Smithsonian Institution and to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1859-61. 7, 193-204., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/61524 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Faune de Madagascar, 48. Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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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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status source Melville, R. V. (1980). Opinion 1152. Ophiura Lamarck, 1801 and Ophioderma Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Ophiuroidea): ruling on application of these names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 37(2): 78-80. [details]