MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843

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Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843

AphiaID

123604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123604)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843

Typetaxon of

Ophiopsilidae Matsumoto, 1915
Ophiopsilinae Matsumoto, 1915

Parent

Ophiopsilidae Matsumoto, 1915

Synonymised names

Amphipsila Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted

Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Ophiopsila abscissa Liao, 1982
Species Ophiopsila annulosa (M. Sars, 1859)
Species Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843
Species Ophiopsila bispinosa A.M. Clark, 1974
Species Ophiopsila brevisquama Koehler, 1930
Species Ophiopsila californica A.H. Clark, 1921
Species Ophiopsila caribea (Ljungman, 1872)
Species Ophiopsila dilatata Koehler, 1930
Species Ophiopsila fulva Lyman, 1878
Species Ophiopsila glabra Koehler, 1930
Species Ophiopsila guineensis Koehler, 1914
Species Ophiopsila hartmeyeri Koehler, 1913
Species Ophiopsila maculata (Verrill, 1899)
Species Ophiopsila multipapillata Guille & Jangoux, 1978
Species Ophiopsila multispina Koehler, 1930
Species Ophiopsila novaezealandiae Baker, 1974
Species Ophiopsila pantherina Koehler, 1898
Species Ophiopsila paucispina Koehler, 1907
Species Ophiopsila picturata Koehler, 1930
Species Ophiopsila platispina Koehler, 1914
Species Ophiopsila polyacantha H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Ophiopsila polysticta H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Ophiopsila riisei Lütken, 1859
Species Ophiopsila seminuda A.M. Clark, 1952
Species Ophiopsila squamifera Murakami, 1963
Species Ophiopsila timida Koehler, 1930
Species Ophiopsila vittata H.L. Clark, 1918
Species Ophiopsila xmasilluminans Okanishi, Oba & Fujita, 2019
Species Ophiopsila gilletti Kingston, 1980 accepted as Ophiopsila pantherina Koehler, 1898
Species Ophiopsila platyspina Koehler, 1914 accepted as Ophiopsila platispina Koehler, 1914 (misspelling)

Environment

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

Original description

Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy Has been proposed as Amphiuridae. Kept for a long time in Ophiocomidae, but eventually found to form its on family.

Taxonomy Has been proposed as Amphiuridae. Kept for a long time in Ophiocomidae, but eventually found to form its on family. [details]

Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side...

Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side of each arm (Richmond, 1998). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopsila Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123604 on 2024-11-24

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

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original description Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]

original description (of Amphipsila Verrill, 1899) Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa. 5(1), 1-86. [details]

original description (of Ophianoplus M. Sars, 1859) Sars, M. (1859). Bidrag til Kundskaben om Middelhavets Littoral-Fauna, Reisebemærkninger fra Italien. (2den Afhandling). Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 10(1): 57-155, 2 pls., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/nytmagazinfornat10phys#page/n1/mode/2up [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
page(s): 19 [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]

additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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Taxonomy Has been proposed as Amphiuridae. Kept for a long time in Ophiocomidae, but eventually found to form its on family. [details]

Unreviewed

Description Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ventral side of each arm (Richmond, 1998). [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark Type species: Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

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