Breviturma securis

Breviturma securis

Breviturma securis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiocomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiocomoidea

Familia: Ophiocomidae
Genus: Breviturma
Species: Breviturma securis

Name

Breviturma securis Chang & Shih, 2025

• ZooBank: C8B521E9-09DA-4D3B-98C6-8AB7C388E0FD

• Type locality: Taiwan, Taitung County, 22.022056°N 121.55825°E / 22.022056; 121.55825, depth < 1 m.

• Holotype: NCHUZOOL 17232.

• Paratypes: NCHUZOOL 17233–17238.

References

• Chang, K. & Shih, H.-T. 2025. Description of a new brittle star of the genus Breviturma (Ophiuroidea: Ophiocomidae), with a new record from Taiwan. European Journal of Taxonomy 997(1): 28–50. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.997.2919 . Reference page.  [p. 33–40, figs. 2–4]

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