Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiomitrella Verrill, 1899
123599 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123599)
accepted
Genus
- Species Ophiomitrella granulosa (Lyman, 1878)
- Species Ophiomitrella mensa O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
- Species Ophiomitrella parviglobosa O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
- Species Ophiomitrella porrecta Koehler, 1914
- Species Ophiomitrella sagittata Koehler, 1922
- Species Ophiomitrella stellifera Matsumoto, 1917
- Species Ophiomitrella tenuis (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiomitrella thuyi Stöhr, 2025
- Species Ophiomitrella clavigera (Ljungman, 1865) accepted as Ophiosemnotes clavigera (Ljungman, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination, transferred to Ophiosemnotes by O'Hara & Thuy, 2022)
- Species Ophiomitrella conferta (Koehler, 1922) accepted as Ophiosemnotes conferta (Koehler, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination, transferred to Ophiosemnotes by O'Hara & Thuy, 2022)
- Species Ophiomitrella exilis Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiacantha exilis (Koehler, 1922) (transferred by O'Hara & Stöhr (2006))
- Species Ophiomitrella falklandica Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiomitrella conferta (Koehler, 1922) accepted as Ophiosemnotes conferta (Koehler, 1922)
- Species Ophiomitrella ingrata Koehler, 1907 accepted as Ophiosemnotes ingrata (Koehler, 1907) (transferred to Ophiosemnotes by O'Hara & Thuy, 2022)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86.
page(s): 39 [details]
page(s): 39 [details]
Taxonomic remark Ophiomitrella is polyphyletic and also invalid, because the type species does not concur with the generic characters, but...
Taxonomic remark Ophiomitrella is polyphyletic and also invalid, because the type species does not concur with the generic characters, but belongs in another genus. Several other genera also need to be revised to resolve the relationships between the affected species. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomitrella Verrill, 1899. 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=123599 on 2026-09-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiomitrella Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123599 on 2026-09-10
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Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86.
page(s): 39 [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 Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [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 Verrill, A. E. (1899). North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(7), 301-386., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457106#page/331/mode/1up
page(s): 352; note: More extended description [details]
page(s): 39 [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 Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [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 Verrill, A. E. (1899). North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences.</em> 10(7), 301-386., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457106#page/331/mode/1up
page(s): 352; note: More extended description [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Ophiomitrella is polyphyletic and also invalid, because the type species does not concur with the generic characters, but belongs in another genus. Several other genera also need to be revised to resolve the relationships between the affected species. [details]Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]Remark Type species: Ophiacantha vipellis Lyman, 1883 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
