Ophiacantha benigna

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

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: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: Ophiacantha benigna

Name

Ophiacantha benigna Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 55D09FC7-6851-4B82-9DB5-73BED03CC481

• Type locality: Celebes Sea, Sibuko Bay, 4.2122°N 118.462°E / 4.2122; 118.462, depth 558 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41235 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha benigna Koehler, 1922: 45–56, pl. 16(5–6); — Downey, 1969: 64.

References

• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. 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

• Ophiacantha benigna Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on August 26, 2025