Ophiuroidea taxon details

Ophialcaea Verrill, 1899

AphiaID

242426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242426)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ophiacantha tuberculosa Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878)

Parent

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

Direct children (4)

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Species Ophialcaea nuttingi Verrill, 1899
Species Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophialcaea congesta (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878)
Species Ophialcaea glabra H.L. Clark, 1900 accepted as Ophioblenna antillensis Lütken, 1859 (synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophialcaea Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242426 on 2025-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2013-02-15 09:53:03Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86. [details]

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

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophialcaea)
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