Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869
123566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123566)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ophiomusium eburneum Lyman, 1869
- Species Ophiomusium altum Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiomusa alta (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiomusium aporum H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusium australe H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusa australe (H.L. Clark, 1928) (synonym)
- Species Ophiomusium armatum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiosphalma armatum (Koehler, 1922) (trasnferred to Ophiosphalma by Baker (2016))
- Species Ophiomusium armigerum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma armigerum (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Ophiomusium australe H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Ophiomusa australe (H.L. Clark, 1928)
- Species Ophiomusium canaliculatum H.L. Clark, 1917 accepted as Ophiomusa canaliculata (H.L. Clark, 1917)
- Species Ophiomusium cancellatum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma cancellatum (Lyman, 1878) (transferred by Guille & Vadon (1986))
- Species Ophiomusium corticosum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma corticosum (Lyman, 1878) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiosphalma diomedeae (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
- Species Ophiomusium elegans Koehler, 1897 accepted as Ophiosphalma elegans (Koehler, 1897) (transferred to Ophiosphalma by Guille & Vadon (1981))
- Species Ophiomusium elii A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Ophiosphalma elii (A.H. Clark, 1949) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium facetum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiomusa faceta (Koehler, 1922)
- Species Ophiomusium facundum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiomusa facunda (Koehler, 1922)
- Species Ophiomusium fimbriatum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiosphalma fimbriatum (Koehler, 1922) accepted as Ophiosphalma glabrum (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred by Vadon & Guille 1984 )
- Species Ophiomusium glabrum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiosphalma glabrum (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium granosum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomusa granosa (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiomusium impotens Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiosphalma impotens (Koehler, 1922) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium jolliensis McClendon, 1909 accepted as Ophiosphalma jolliense (McClendon, 1909) (synonym)
- Species Ophiomusium leptobrachium H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Ophiomusa leptobrachia (H.L. Clark, 1941)
- Species Ophiomusium ligatum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiomusa ligata (Koehler, 1922)
- Species Ophiomusium luetkeni Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomusa luetkeni (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiomusium lunare Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomusa lunare (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiomusium lymani Wyville-Thomson, 1873 accepted as Ophiomusa lymani (Wyville Thomson, 1873) (type species of Ophiomusa, reinstated by (O'Hara et al. 2018))
- Species Ophiomusium monoplax H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiosphalma monoplax (H.L. Clark, 1915) (synonym)
- Species Ophiomusium multispinum H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiosphalma glabrum (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1913), then transferred to Ophiosphalma by Baker (2016))
- Species Ophiomusium oligoplacum H. L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiomusa oligoplaca (H. L. Clark, 1915)
- Species Ophiomusium planum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma armigerum (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Ophiomusium properum Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiosphalma properum (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiomusium regulare A.H. Clark, 1936 accepted as Ophiosphalma regulare (A.H. Clark, 1936) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium relictum Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiomusa relicta (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiomusium rosaceum A.H. Clark, 1936 accepted as Ophiomusa rosacea (A.H. Clark, 1936)
- Species Ophiomusium scalare Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiomusa scalare (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiomusium serratum Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosphalma serratum (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiomusium spinigerum Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiosphalma spinigerum (Mortensen, 1933) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium spinulosum Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiosphalma spinulosum (Koehler, 1922) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium testudo Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiomusa testudo (Lyman, 1875)
- Species Ophiomusium tripassalotum H.L. Clark, 1917 accepted as Ophiomusa tripassalota (H.L. Clark, 1917)
- Species Ophiomusium trychnum H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiomusa trychna (H.L. Clark, 1911)
- Species Ophiomusium validum Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Ophiomusa valida (Ljungman, 1872)
- Species Ophiomusium variabile Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiosphalma variabile (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred to Ophiosphalma)
- Species Ophiomusium zela A.H. Clark, 1949 accepted as Ophiomusa zela (A.H. Clark, 1949)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lyman, T. (1869). Preliminary report on the Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae dredged in deep water between Cuba and Florida Reef. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 309-354., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587804 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123566 on 2026-09-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiomusium Lyman, 1869. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123566 on 2026-09-05
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Lyman, T. (1869). Preliminary report on the Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae dredged in deep water between Cuba and Florida Reef. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 309-354., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587804 [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 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 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]
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 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 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
