World Register of Deep-Sea species - Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922

Deep-Sea name details

Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922

AphiaID

242437 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242437)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

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Species Ophiomelina placida (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiacantha placida (Koehler, 1904)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922. 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=242437 on 2026-07-05

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242437 on 2026-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

created

Stöhr, Sabine

2007-08-29 11:54:30Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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Sources (2)

basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]

source of synonymy O'Hara, T.; Stöhr, S. (2006). Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. <em>In: Richer de Forges, B. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993).</em> 193: 33-141., available online at http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18965845 [details] Available for editors