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Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933

242138  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242138)

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Genus
Ophioscolex dentatus Lyman, 1878 represented as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (type by original designation)
Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) · unaccepted (status change)

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Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242138 on 2025-04-04
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242138 on 2025-04-04
Date
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2007-07-05 21:51:50Z
created
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
checked
2009-06-26 07:24:59Z
changed
2010-12-08 17:10:28Z
changed
2018-03-26 09:46:40Z
changed

original description (of Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus)) Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93. 65: 215-400. [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] OpenAccess publication

basis of record McKnight, D.G. (2003). New brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters. Zootaxa. 352: 1-36., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/z00352f.pdf [details] 

status 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.
page(s): 103 [details] 
 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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