MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869

Deep-Sea taxon details

Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869

AphiaID

123605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123605)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Ophiothamnus vicarius Lyman, 1869

Type taxon of

Ophiothamnidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018

Parent

Ophiothamnidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018

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Species Ophiothamnus affinis Ljungman, 1872
Species Ophiothamnus biocal O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006
Species Ophiothamnus chariis H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Ophiothamnus dupla Tommasi, 1976
Species Ophiothamnus otho A.H. Clark, 1949
Species Ophiothamnus venustus Matsumoto, 1915
Species Ophiothamnus vicarius Lyman, 1869
Species Ophiothamnus laevis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiurothamnus laevis (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)

Environment

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

Original description

Lyman, T. (1869). Preliminary report on the Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae dredged in deep water between Cuba and Florida Reef. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1: 309-354., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587804 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123605 on 2025-06-02

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123605 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2009-06-29 08:18:57Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2013-02-15 09:53:03Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-01-11 15:21:51Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-03-22 14:58:20Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Lyman, T. (1869). Preliminary report on the Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae dredged in deep water between Cuba and Florida Reef. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1: 309-354., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587804 [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 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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Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Remark Subfamily Ophioplintacinae in Paterson (1985). [details]

Definitions

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