Ophiectodia opulenta

Ophiectodia opulenta, dorsal view.

Ophiectodia opulenta, ventral view.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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: Ophiectodia
Species: Ophiectodia opulenta

Name

Ophiectodia opulenta (Koehler, 1907)

• Original combination: Ophiacantha opulenta Koehler, 1907

• Type locality: Southern Ocean, 62.166667°S 41.333333°W / -62.166667; -41.333333, depth 1775 fms.

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha opulenta Koehler, 1907: 147.
• Ophiectodia opulenta (Koehler, 1907) O’Hara & Thuy, 2025: 40.

References

• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1907. Astéries, Ophiures et Echinides recueillis dans les mers australes par la "Scotia" (1902-1904). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 32(6): 140-147. BHL Reference page. 
• O’Hara, T.D. & Thuy, T. 2025. Seamount ophiuroids from the High Seas of the western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 5718(1): 1–88. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5718.1.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiectodia opulenta (Koehler, 1908) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 17, 2026

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