Ophiacantha otagoensis

Ophiacantha otagoensis, dorsal view.

Ophiacantha otagoensis, ventral view.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: Ophiacantha otagoensis

Name

Ophiacantha otagoensis Fell, 1958

Type locality: Alert Station 54.13, Canyon A off Otago Heads, depth 275 fms.

Holotype: Portobello Marine Station, Otago.

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha abyssicola var. otagoensis Fell, 1958: 25, pl. 4(G, L).
• Ophiacantha otagoensis Fell, 1958; — Mills & O’Hara, 2013: 418–420, fig. 7.

References

• Fell, H.B. 1958. Deep-sea echinoderms of New Zealand. Zoology Publications from Victoria University College. 24: 1-40. Online Reference page. 
• Mills, V.S. & O’Hara, T.D. 2013. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) of biogenic habitats on the continental shelf of New Zealand. Zootaxa 3613(5): 401–444. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3613.5.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiacantha otagoensis Fell, 1958 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 23, 2025

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