Ophiacantha legata

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 legata

Name

Ophiacantha legata Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: C6FB8020-7C10-452F-B871-FF8E42C58E9F

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Mindanao Sea, Philippines, Negros Oriental, Negros Island, Dumaguete, 9.2625°N 123.367°E / 9.2625; 123.367, depth 510 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41373 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha legata Koehler, 1922: 53–55, pl. 17(4–5); — Downey, 1969: 72.

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 legata Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on May 09, 2025