Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiogymna pellicula (Duncan, 1887)
213395 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213395)
accepted
Species
Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905) · unaccepted
Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Duncan, P. M. (1887). On the Ophiuridae of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Linnean Society Journal of Zoology.</em> 21, 85-106, 2 pl. & 107-120, 2 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656301 [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Bay of Bengal (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, continental...
Ecology: benthic, continental...
Distribution Also distributed in Bay of Bengal (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 36-116 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 36-116 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiogymna pellicula (Duncan, 1887). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213395 on 2026-09-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiogymna pellicula (Duncan, 1887). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213395 on 2026-09-11
Date
action
by
2000-09-07 07:15:45Z
created
Garcia, Maria
2000-09-20 08:24:09Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
original description
(of Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
original description (of ) Duncan, P. M. (1887). On the Ophiuridae of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Linnean Society Journal of Zoology.</em> 21, 85-106, 2 pl. & 107-120, 2 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656301 [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 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
source of synonymy Liao, Yulin. (2004). Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. <em>Fauna Sinica.</em> 40, 1-305. pl. I-VI. Science Press: Beijing.
page(s): 265 [details]
original description (of ) Duncan, P. M. (1887). On the Ophiuridae of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Linnean Society Journal of Zoology.</em> 21, 85-106, 2 pl. & 107-120, 2 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656301 [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 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
source of synonymy Liao, Yulin. (2004). Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. <em>Fauna Sinica.</em> 40, 1-305. pl. I-VI. Science Press: Beijing.
page(s): 265 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3268 [details]
Paratype (of Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3269 [details]
Paratype (of Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3443 [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Also distributed in Bay of Bengal (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 36-116 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark ?Syntype: Natural History Museum, London (England) 1888.5.11.1. Type locality: King Is., Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トゲトサカクモヒトデ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiogymna pellicula)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3268) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3269) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3443) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (17 records) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (18 records) (from synonym Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25712) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiogymna pellicula)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3268) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3269) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3443) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (17 records) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (18 records) (from synonym Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25712) (from synonym Ophiothrix macrobrachia H.L. Clark, 1911)
