Ophiacantha rhachophora

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Ophiacantha rhachophora H.L. Clark, 1911
- Type locality: R/V “Albatross”, sta. 4902, 10-08-1906, Gotō Islands, 32° 30' 50" N 128° 34' 40" E., 254 m, gray sand, broken shells, bottom temperature 11.6°C.
- Holotype: USNM 25630 [1]
- Paratypes: MCZ OPH-3423 [2]; MCZ OPH-3223 [3]; MCZ OPH-3224 [4]; USNM 25987 [5]

Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 75: 1-302. BHL Reference page. [see page 201, original description]
Clark, H.L. 1913. Echinoderms from lower California with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 32: 185-236. BHL Reference page. [as Ophiacantha rhachophora p. 217]
Kyte, M.A. 1977. Ophiacantha clypeata n. sp. from the Bering sea, with a redescription of Ophiacantha rhachophora Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 90(1): 55-60. BHL Reference page. [see page 55,redescription]
Martynov, A., Ishida, Y., Irimura, S., Tajiri, R., O’Hara, T.D., Fujita, T. 2015. When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice. PLoS ONE. 10(10): e0139463. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139463 Reference page.
Murakami, S. 1942. Ophiurans of Izu, Japan. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyûshû Imperial University 7(1): 1-36, 12 figs. hdl: 2324/22594 PDF Reference page. [as Ophiacantha rhachophora p. 5–6]