Deep-Sea name details
Ophioglypha Lyman, 1860
123563 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123563)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
- Species Ophioglypha abcisa Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Amphiophiura abcisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Ophioglypha aurantiaca Verrill, 1882 accepted as Ophiopleura inermis (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha bullata Thomson, 1877 accepted as Amphiophiura bullata (Thomson, 1877)
- Species Ophioglypha coronata Koehler, 1914 accepted as Amphiophiura coronata (Koehler, 1914) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha divisa Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophioplinthus divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha grandis Verrill, 1894 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha loveni Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiura loveni (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata loveni (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata loveni (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophioglypha nana Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiura) nana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Ophioglypha plana Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiura plana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Ophiuroglypha plana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha scutellata Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiura) scutellata (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882 accepted as Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha superba Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Ophioglypha tessellata Verrill, 1894 accepted as Ophioplinthus tessellata (Verrill, 1894) (synonym)
- Species Ophioglypha tumulosa Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiuroglypha irrorata irrorata (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lyman, T. (1860). Descriptions of new Ophiuridae, belonging to the Smithsonian Institution and to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1859-61.</em> 7, 193-204., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/61524 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioglypha Lyman, 1860. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123563 on 2026-09-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophioglypha Lyman, 1860. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123563 on 2026-09-05
original description
Lyman, T. (1860). Descriptions of new Ophiuridae, belonging to the Smithsonian Institution and to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1859-61.</em> 7, 193-204., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/61524 [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 Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [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 Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Ophioglypha luetkenii Lyman, 1860 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]Spelling Spelled as Ophioglyfa in Hansson (1998) NEAT [details]
Unreviewed
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