MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

WoRMS taxon details

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

AphiaID

123204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123204)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Typetaxon

Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842

Parent

Ophiacanthina

Synonymised names

Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985 · unaccepted (raised to family level)

Ophiocanopidae Mortensen, 1932 · unaccepted (type genus transferred to...)

type genus transferred to Ophiacanthidae

Ophiochondrinae Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted (Ophiochondrus has been...)

Ophiochondrus has been transferred to Ophiacanthidae

Ophioplinthacinae Paterson, 1985 · unaccepted (removed by Martynov (2010))

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Genus Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
Genus Ophialcaea Verrill, 1899
Genus Ophientrema Verrill, 1899
Genus Ophiocanops Koehler, 1922
Genus Ophiochondrus Lyman, 1869
Genus Ophiohamus O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
Genus Ophiolebella Mortensen, 1936
Genus Ophiolebes Lyman, 1878
Genus Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899
Genus Ophiomitrella Verrill, 1899
Genus Ophiomoeris Koehler, 1904
Genus Ophiophthalmus Matsumoto, 1917 non Fitzinger, 1843
Genus Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899
Genus Ophioripa Koehler, 1922
Genus Ophiosabine O'Hara & Thuy, 2022
Genus Ophiosemnotes Matsumoto, 1917
Genus Ophiurothamnus Matsumoto, 1917
Subfamily Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 (raised to family level)
Genus Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843 (synonym)
Genus Ophiectodia Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Genus Ophientodia Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Genus Ophiocantha accepted as Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899 (misspelling)
Genus Ophiodiplax Koehler, 1911 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Subfamily Ophiohelinae Perrier, 1893 accepted as Ophiomycetidae Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiohelidae Perrier, 1893
Genus Ophioleda Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
Genus Ophiomedia accepted as Ophiomedea Koehler, 1906 (misspelling)
Genus Ophiomelina Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Genus Ophiomytis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 (synonym)
Subfamily Ophioplinthacinae Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867 (removed by Martynov (2010))
Genus Ophiopora Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883 (synonym)
Genus Ophioscalus Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym)
Subfamily Ophiotominae Paterson, 1985 accepted as Ophiotomidae Paterson, 1985 (removed by Martynov (2010))
Genus Ophiotrema Koehler, 1896 accepted as Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883 (revision)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866. 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy Paraphyletic taxon in need of revision.

Taxonomy Paraphyletic taxon in need of revision. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123204 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 08:44:07Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2011-03-30 08:38:31Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2012-09-14 07:57:08Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2014-05-08 14:36:48Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-03-14 11:46:55Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866. 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]

original description (of Ophiocanopidae Mortensen, 1932) Mortensen, T. (1932). On an extraordinary ophiurid, Ophiocanops fugiens Koehler. With remarks on Astrogymnotes, Ophiopteron, and on an albino Ophiocoma. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening. 93: 1-22.
page(s): 8 [details]

original description (of Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985) Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]

original description (of Ophiochondrinae Verrill, 1899) Verrill, A. E. (1899). North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences. 10(7), 301-386., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457106#page/331/mode/1up
page(s): 355 [details]

original description (of Ophioplinthacinae Paterson, 1985) Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Martynov, A. (2010). Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1-154. [details]

taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [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. European Journal of Taxonomy. (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details]

Identification resource

identification resource O'Hara, T.; Stöhr, S. (2006). Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 193: 33-141., available online at http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18965845 [details] Available for editors

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Other

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. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

additional source Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]

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