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Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1836

123592  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123592)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Ophiacanthida (Order)
  10. Ophiodermatina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiocomoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Ophiocomidae (Family)
  13. Ophiocoma (Genus)
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  1. Species Ophiocoma aethiops Lütken, 1859
  2. Species Ophiocoma anaglyptica Ely, 1944
  3. Species Ophiocoma cynthiae Benavides-Serrato & O'Hara, 2008
  4. Species Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816)
  5. Species Ophiocoma erinaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  6. Species Ophiocoma schoenleinii Müller & Troschel, 1842
  7. Species Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)
  8. Species Ophiocoma trindadensis Serrano, Damiano, Alitto & Borges, 2023
  9. Subgenus Ophiocoma (Breviturma) Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013 accepted as Breviturma Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013 (raised to genus level)
    1. Species Ophiocoma (Breviturma) brevipes Peters, 1851 accepted as Breviturma brevipes (Peters, 1851) (raised to genus level)
    2. Species Ophiocoma (Breviturma) dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (raised to genus level)
    3. Species Ophiocoma (Breviturma) doederleini de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Breviturma doederleini (de Loriol, 1899)
    4. Species Ophiocoma (Breviturma) krohi Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013 accepted as Breviturma krohi (Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013)
  10. Species Ophiocoma aegyptiaca Soliman, 1991 accepted as Ophiocoma pusilla (Brock, 1888) accepted as Breviturma pusilla (Brock, 1888) (synonymized by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  11. Species Ophiocoma alexandri Lyman, 1860 accepted as Ophiocomella alexandri (Lyman, 1860) (transferred to Ophiocomella by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  12. Species Ophiocoma alternans von Martens, 1870 accepted as Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
  13. Species Ophiocoma alternans Endean, 1964 accepted as Ophiocoma endeani Rowe & Pawson, 1977 accepted as Ophiomastix endeani (Rowe & Pawson, 1977) (junior homonym of O. alternans v. Martens, 1870)
  14. Species Ophiocoma arctica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805)
  15. Species Ophiocoma balli W. Thomson, 1840 accepted as Ophiactis balli (W. Thompson, 1840) (synonym)
  16. Species Ophiocoma bellis (Fleming, 1828) accepted as Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
  17. Species Ophiocoma bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805)
  18. Species Ophiocoma bollonsi Farquhar, 1908 accepted as Clarkcoma bollonsi (Farquhar, 1908)
  19. Species Ophiocoma brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804) (synonym)
  20. Species Ophiocoma brevipes Peters, 1851 accepted as Breviturma brevipes (Peters, 1851) (transferred to new subgenus, later raised to genus)
  21. Species Ophiocoma brevispinosa Smith, 1876 accepted as Ophiocoma brevipes Peters, 1851 accepted as Breviturma brevipes (Peters, 1851)
  22. Species Ophiocoma canaliculata Lütken, 1869 accepted as Clarkcoma canaliculata (Lütken, 1869)
  23. Species Ophiocoma crassispina (Say, 1825) accepted as Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
  24. Species Ophiocoma delicata H.L. Clark, 1932 accepted as Ophiarachna delicata (H.L. Clark, 1932)
  25. Species Ophiocoma dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to new subgenus, later raised to genus)
  26. Species Ophiocoma didelphys Wyville Thomson, 1876 accepted as Ophiacantha vivipara Ljungman, 1871 accepted as Ophiosabine vivipara (Ljungman, 1871) (synonym)
  27. Species Ophiocoma doederleini de Loriol, 1899 accepted as Breviturma doederleini (de Loriol, 1899) (transferred to new subgenus, later raised to genus)
  28. Species Ophiocoma echinulata Forbes, 1852 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
  29. Species Ophiocoma endeani Rowe & Pawson, 1977 accepted as Ophiomastix endeani (Rowe & Pawson, 1977) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  30. Species Ophiocoma filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776) (synonym)
  31. Species Ophiocoma goodsiri Forbes, 1841 accepted as Ophiactis balli (W. Thompson, 1840) (synonym)
  32. Species Ophiocoma granulata Forbes, 1839 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  33. Species Ophiocoma insularia Lyman, 1861 accepted as Ophiocoma dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  34. Species Ophiocoma isocantha (Say, 1825) accepted as Ophiostigma isocanthum (Say, 1825)
  35. Species Ophiocoma krohi Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013 accepted as Breviturma krohi (Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013) (original subgenus Breviturma raised to genus, invalidates combination with genus Ophiocoma)
  36. Species Ophiocoma latilanxa Murakami, 1943 accepted as Ophiocoma pusilla (Brock, 1888) accepted as Breviturma pusilla (Brock, 1888)
  37. Species Ophiocoma lineolata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  38. Species Ophiocoma longispina H.L. Clark, 1917 accepted as Breviturma longispina (H.L. Clark, 1917) (transferred to Breviturma by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  39. Species Ophiocoma lubrica Koehler, 1898 accepted as Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
  40. Species Ophiocoma macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915) accepted as Ophiomastix macroplaca (H.L. Clark, 1915) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  41. Species Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  42. Species Ophiocoma molaris Lyman, 1861 accepted as Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)
  43. Species Ophiocoma neglecta (Johnston, 1835) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination, synonymised by Forbes (1843))
  44. Species Ophiocoma nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym acc. to Mortensen (1927))
  45. Species Ophiocoma nigru (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (most likely a spelling error of uncertain origin)
  46. Species Ophiocoma nilssoni Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  47. Species Ophiocoma occidentalis H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Ophiomastix occidentalis (H.L. Clark, 1938) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  48. Species Ophiocoma ocellata v. Martens, 1867 accepted as Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark (1915))
  49. Species Ophiocoma papillosa Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiopteris papillosa (Lyman, 1875)
  50. Species Ophiocoma parva H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Ophiocomella sexradia (Duncan, 1887)
  51. Species Ophiocoma paucigranulata Devaney, 1974 accepted as Breviturma paucigranulata (Devaney, 1974) (transferred by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  52. Species Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Breviturma by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  53. Species Ophiocoma picta Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiarthrum pictum (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ophiomastix pictum (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  54. Species Ophiocoma pulchra H.L. Clark, 1928 accepted as Clarkcoma pulchra (H.L. Clark, 1928) (moved to Clarkcoma)
  55. Species Ophiocoma pumila Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophiocomella pumila (Lütken, 1856) (transferred to Ophiocomella by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  56. Species Ophiocoma punctata Forbes, 1841 accepted as Paramphiura punctata (Forbes, 1841) (synonym)
  57. Species Ophiocoma punctata Koehler, 1930 accepted as Clarkcoma pulchra (H.L. Clark, 1928) (synonym)
  58. Species Ophiocoma pusilla (Brock, 1888) accepted as Breviturma pusilla (Brock, 1888) (transferred to Breviturma by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  59. Species Ophiocoma raschi G.O. Sars, 1872 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  60. Species Ophiocoma riisei Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  61. Species Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  62. Species Ophiocoma sannio Lyman, 1861 accepted as Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  63. Species Ophiocoma schoenleini Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocoma schoenleinii Müller & Troschel, 1842
  64. Species Ophiocoma similanensis Bussarawit & Rowe, 1985 accepted as Ophiocoma erinaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842 (junior synonym)
  65. Species Ophiocoma tartarea Lyman, 1861 accepted as Ophiocoma erinaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842
  66. Species Ophiocoma ternispina von Martens, 1870 accepted as Ophiocoma dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  67. Species Ophiocoma tumida Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophioderma longicaudum (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
  68. Species Ophiocoma valenciae Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocomella valenciae (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Ophiocomella by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  69. Species Ophiocoma variabilis Grube, 1857 accepted as Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
  70. Species Ophiocoma variegata E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Ophiocoma dentata Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Breviturma dentata (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  71. Species Ophiocoma wendti Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  72. Species Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (transferred to Ophiomastix by O'Hara et al. (2018))
  73. Species Ophiocoma marmorata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unclear status)
  74. Species Ophiocoma squamata (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > nomen dubium, synonym of Ophiura squamata, but real status unknown)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479 [details] 
Note Ophiura echinata Lamarck, 1816 by subsequent...  
Unreviewed
Type species Ophiura echinata Lamarck, 1816 by subsequent designation, see Clark, H.L. (1915) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). [details]
Taxonomy Fossil species assigned to Ophiocoma may need to be revised/verified according to the taxonomy by O'Hara et al. (2018)  
Taxonomy Fossil species assigned to Ophiocoma may need to be revised/verified according to the taxonomy by O'Hara et al. (2018) [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123592 on 2024-11-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2008-10-15 08:22:19Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2016-10-03 13:50:39Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2018-03-26 09:46:40Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2023-07-12 13:15:50Z
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Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Agassiz, L. (1836). Prodrome d'une Monographie des Radiaires ou Echinodermes. <em>Mémoires de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel.</em> 1, 168-199., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10596479 [details] 

taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details] 

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 Sloan, N. A.; Clark, A. M.; Taylor, J. D. (1979). The Echinoderms of Aldabra and their habitats. <em>Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 37 (2): 81- 128. [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

status source Devaney, D. M. (1970). Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a re-evaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. <em>Smithson. Contr. Zool.</em> 51: 1-41. [details] 
 
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Taxonomy Fossil species assigned to Ophiocoma may need to be revised/verified according to the taxonomy by O'Hara et al. (2018) [details]

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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Type species Ophiura echinata Lamarck, 1816 by subsequent designation, see Clark, H.L. (1915) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). [details]
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