MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ophiambix Lyman, 1880

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Ophiambix Lyman, 1880

AphiaID

123588 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123588)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Ophiambix aculeatus Lyman, 1880

Parent

Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869

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Species Ophiambix aculeatus Lyman, 1880
Species Ophiambix devaneyi Paterson, 1985
Species Ophiambix epicopus Paterson & Baker, 1988
Species Ophiambix kagutsuchi Okanishi, Kato, Watanabe, Chen & Fujita, 2020
Species Ophiambix macrodonta Okanishi, Kato, Watanabe, Chen & Fujita, 2020
Species Ophiambix meteoris Bartsch, 1983

Environment

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

Original description

Lyman, T. (1880). A structural feature hitherto unknown among echinodermata found in deep-sea ophiurans. Anniversary Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History. 1880, 1-12 pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5885805 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiambix Lyman, 1880. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123588 on 2025-04-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ophiambix Lyman, 1880. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123588 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-03-26 09:46:40Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-06-13 07:51:47Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2025-01-31 12:28:13Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Lyman, T. (1880). A structural feature hitherto unknown among echinodermata found in deep-sea ophiurans. Anniversary Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History. 1880, 1-12 pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5885805 [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]

taxonomy source Seid, Charlotte A.; Hiley, A. S.; McCowin, M. F.; Carvajal, J. I.; Cha, H.; Ahyong, S. T.; Ashford, O. S.; Breedy, O.; Eernisse, D. J.; Goffredi, S. K.; Hendrickx, M. E.; Kocot, K. M.; Mah, C. L.; Miller, A. K.; Mongiardino Koch, N.; Mooi, R.; O'Hara, T. D.; Pleijel, F.; Stiller, J.; Tilic, E.; Valentich-Scott, P.; Warén, A.; Wicksten, M. K.; Wilson, N. G.; Cordes, E. E.; Levin, L. A.; Cortés, J.; Rouse, G. W. (2025). A faunal inventory of methane seeps on the Pacific margin of Costa Rica. ZooKeys. 1222: 1-250., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/134385/ [details] Available for editors

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]

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