Ophiuroidea taxon details
Ophioplocus huttoni Farquhar, 1899
243984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243984)
accepted
Species
Ophioceres huttoni (Farquhar, 1899) · unaccepted (synonymized by Thomas (1975))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Farquhar, H. (1899). Description of a new ophiuran. <em>Proceedings of the Linnaean Society N.S.W.</em> 24, 187-189, pl.15. [details]
Taxonomy Baker & Devaney (1981) regard this as Ophioceres, ignoring that Thomas (1975) had synonymized it. Molecular data (O'Hara...
Taxonomy Baker & Devaney (1981) regard this as Ophioceres, ignoring that Thomas (1975) had synonymized it. Molecular data (O'Hara pers. comm.) suggest that only the type species Ophioceres incipiens may perhaps be different but more data are needed. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioplocus huttoni Farquhar, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243984 on 2026-08-06
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original description
Farquhar, H. (1899). Description of a new ophiuran. <em>Proceedings of the Linnaean Society N.S.W.</em> 24, 187-189, pl.15. [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Baker & Devaney (1981) regard this as Ophioceres, ignoring that Thomas (1975) had synonymized it. Molecular data (O'Hara pers. comm.) suggest that only the type species Ophioceres incipiens may perhaps be different but more data are needed. [details]
