Amphioplus luctator

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphiuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina Superfamilia: Amphiuroidea

Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Amphioplus
Species: Amphioplus luctator

Name

Amphioplus luctator Koehler, 1922: 178–179, pl. 68(1–3)

• ZooBank: B95BB98F-4149-4BFB-8C93-68DB36B03B44

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Palawan Passage, 11.3667°N 119.2°E / 11.3667; 119.2, depth 95 m.

• Lectotype: USNM 41157 [1].

• Paralectotype: USNM 41158 [2].

• Status:   junior subjective synonym   of Dougaloplus echinatus (Ljungman, 1867)

• Synonymised by A.M. Clark (1970: 35).

References

• Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology 19(1): 1–81. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin 100(5): 1–486. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Amphioplus luctator Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on September 29, 2025