Deep-Sea taxon details
Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915
123554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123554)
accepted
Genus
- Species Amphiophiura abcisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Amphiophiura antarctica Koehler, 1923
- Species Amphiophiura bullata (Thomson, 1877)
- Species Amphiophiura convexa (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Amphiophiura coronata (Koehler, 1914)
- Species Amphiophiura fasciculata (Lyman, 1883)
- Species Amphiophiura fastigiata Koehler, 1922
- Species Amphiophiura fisheri (A.H. Clark, 1949)
- Species Amphiophiura gallardoi Manso, 2010
- Species Amphiophiura gibbosa Mortensen, 1936
- Species Amphiophiura improba (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Amphiophiura inops (Koehler, 1907)
- Species Amphiophiura insolita (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Amphiophiura metabula H.L. Clark, 1915
- Species Amphiophiura oligopora (H.L. Clark, 1913)
- Species Amphiophiura ornata (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Amphiophiura pachyplax Djakonov, 1954
- Species Amphiophiura paraconcava Litvinova, 1981
- Species Amphiophiura paupera (Koehler, 1897)
- Species Amphiophiura penichra (H.L. Clark, 1911)
- Species Amphiophiura radiata (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Amphiophiura rowetti G.A. Smith, 1923
- Species Amphiophiura sculptilis (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Amphiophiura sordida (Koehler, 1897)
- Species Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Amphiophiura trifolium Hertz, 1927
- Species Amphiophiura bakeri McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiopyrgus bakeri (McKnight, 2003) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphiophiura liberata (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiopyrgus liberata (Koehler, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Amphiophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Stegophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Amphiophiura saurura (Verrill, 1894) accepted as Ophiura saurura (Verrill, 1894) (synonym)
- Species Amphiophiura spatulifera Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiopyrgus spatulifera (Koehler, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123554 on 2026-08-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123554 on 2026-08-07
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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
page(s): 426 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
page(s): 426 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
