World Register of Deep-Sea species - Amphioplus (Amphioplus) hexabrachiatus Stöhr, 2003

Deep-Sea taxon details

Amphioplus (Amphioplus) hexabrachiatus Stöhr, 2003

AphiaID

196187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:196187)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Amphioplus (Amphioplus) Verrill, 1899

Original name

Amphioplus (Amphioplus) hexabrachiatus Stöhr, 2003

Environment

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

Original description

Stöhr S. (2003). A new fissiparous amphiurid brittlestar (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from southwest of Iceland. Sarsia: North Atlantic Marine Science 88 (6): 373-378., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820310003127 [details] Available for editors

Type data

Type locality contained in Iceland

type locality contained in Iceland [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphioplus (Amphioplus) hexabrachiatus Stöhr, 2003. 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=196187 on 2026-08-15

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Amphioplus (Amphioplus) hexabrachiatus Stöhr, 2003. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196187 on 2026-08-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-28 19:00:22Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-02-26 14:50:06Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Stöhr S. (2003). A new fissiparous amphiurid brittlestar (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from southwest of Iceland. Sarsia: North Atlantic Marine Science 88 (6): 373-378., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820310003127 [details] Available for editors

context source (Deepsea) Stöhr S. (2003). A new fissiparous amphiurid brittlestar (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from southwest of Iceland. Sarsia: North Atlantic Marine Science 88 (6): 373-378., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820310003127 [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Definitions