Ophiuroidea taxon details
Amphioplus (Lymanella) laevis (Lyman, 1874)
242839 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242839)
accepted
Species
Amphioplus (Lymanella) megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (synonymized by Liao & Clark (1995))
Amphioplus bocki Koehler, 1927 · unaccepted
Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874) · alternative representation
Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (synonymized by Liao & Clark (1995))
Amphioplus miyadii Murakami, 1943 · unaccepted (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1970))
Amphiura (Amphioplus) praestans Koehler, 1905 · unaccepted
Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874 · unaccepted
Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905 · unaccepted
Ophiophragmus praestans (Koehler, 1905) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
Holotype (of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-1469
Holotype (of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-1469 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphioplus (Lymanella) laevis (Lyman, 1874). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242839 on 2025-06-12
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original description
(of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description (of Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
original description (of Amphioplus megapomus 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 Amphioplus bocki Koehler, 1927) Koehler, R. 1927. Ophiures recueillies aux Iles Gilbert, Marshall et Fiji. Meddelanden från Göteborgs musei zoologiska avdelning, 43, 1-13, 1pl. [details]
original description (of Amphioplus miyadii Murakami, 1943) Murakami, S. 1943. Ophiurans from some gulfs and bays of Nippon. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyusyu Imperial University, 7, ?. [details]
original description (of Amphiura (Amphioplus) praestans Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
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 Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
original description (of Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
original description (of Amphioplus megapomus 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 Amphioplus bocki Koehler, 1927) Koehler, R. 1927. Ophiures recueillies aux Iles Gilbert, Marshall et Fiji. Meddelanden från Göteborgs musei zoologiska avdelning, 43, 1-13, 1pl. [details]
original description (of Amphioplus miyadii Murakami, 1943) Murakami, S. 1943. Ophiurans from some gulfs and bays of Nippon. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyusyu Imperial University, 7, ?. [details]
original description (of Amphiura (Amphioplus) praestans Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
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 Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-1469 [details]
Paratype (of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-1535 [details]
Paratype (of Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-4090 [details]
Paratype (of Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911) MCZ OPH-3170 [details]
Syntype (of Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905) MCZ OPH-5590 [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israel (Nation) : Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Amphioplus miyadii Murakami, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphioplus laevis) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1469) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1535) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3170) (from synonym Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4090) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-5590) (from synonym Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25633) (from synonym Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphioplus laevis) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1469) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-1535) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3170) (from synonym Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4090) (from synonym Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-5590) (from synonym Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Amphioplus laevis (Lyman, 1874))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 25633) (from synonym Amphioplus megapomus H.L. Clark, 1911)