Ophiopteris

Ophiopteris antipodum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiopteridae
Genus: Ophiopteris
Species (2): O. antipodum – O. papillosa

Name

Ophiopteris E.A. Smith, 1877

Type species: Ophiopteris antipodum E.A. Smith, 1877, by monotypy.

Etymology: from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) and πτέρις (ptéris, “fern”)

References

• Smith, E.A. 1877. XXVI.— Description of a new form of Ophiuridæ from New Zealand. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology serie 4. 19(112): 305-308. DOI: 10.1080/00222937708682145 . BHL Reference page.  [see page 306, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopteris E. A. Smith, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242382 on 2020-05-24

• BHL bibliography
• Ophiopteris – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophiopteris.
• ION

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