MSBIAS taxon details
Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
124853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124853)
accepted
Species
Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Sars, G.O. (1872). Nye Echinodermer fra den norske kyst. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1871: 1-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44067212
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124853 on 2026-06-12
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124853 on 2026-06-12
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(of ) Sars, G.O. (1872). Nye Echinodermer fra den norske kyst. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1871: 1-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44067212
page(s): 18 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.18 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.18 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocten gracilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura signata) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (87 records) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocten gracilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura signata) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (87 records) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))