Hong Kong Register of Marine Species - Ophiopteron Ludwig, 1888

HKRMS taxon details

Ophiopteron Ludwig, 1888

AphiaID

242454 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242454)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ophiopteron elegans Ludwig, 1888

Parent

Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867

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Species Ophiopteron elegans Ludwig, 1888

Environment

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

Original description

Ludwig, H. 1888. Ophiopteron elegans, eine neue, wahrscheinlich schwimmende Ophiuridenform. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 47 (3), 459-464. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopteron Ludwig, 1888. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242454 on 2026-07-15

Regional species database citation

Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Ophiopteron Ludwig, 1888. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242454 on 2026-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Ludwig, H. 1888. Ophiopteron elegans, eine neue, wahrscheinlich schwimmende Ophiuridenform. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 47 (3), 459-464. [details]

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

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Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiopteron)
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