World Register of Deep-Sea species - Stegophiura Matsumoto, 1915

Deep-Sea taxon details

Stegophiura Matsumoto, 1915

AphiaID

123576 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123576)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893

Direct children (8)

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Species Stegophiura carinata Djakonov, 1954
Species Stegophiura elevata (Lyman, 1878)
Species Stegophiura macrarthra H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Stegophiura nodosa (Lütken, 1855)
Species Stegophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Stegophiura singletoni McKnight, 1975
Species Stegophiura stuwitzii (Lütken, 1857)
Species Stegophiura wilhelmi Manso, 2010

Environment

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

Original description

Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Stegophiura Matsumoto, 1915. 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=123576 on 2026-08-10

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stegophiura Matsumoto, 1915. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123576 on 2026-08-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2018-02-28 10:33:22Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]

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. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [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]