Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878
173536 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173536)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878. 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=173536 on 2026-08-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173536 on 2026-08-06
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original description
Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28876644#page/85/mode/1up [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype MCZ OPH-761 [details]
To Barcode of Life (90 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-761)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiocten amitinum (1) 1078625)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiocten amitinum 1078625)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (24 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-761)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiocten amitinum (1) 1078625)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophiocten amitinum 1078625)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (24 records)
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