Ophiectodia melvillei

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: Ophiectodia
Species: Ophiectodia melvillei

Name

Ophiectodia melvillei O'Hara & Thuy, 2025: 41–44, figs. 14h–k, 15

• ZooBank: 739A07F7-F437-459E-95EB-6EE7DF93C160

• Type locality: Indian Ocean, Melville Bank, 38.50135°S 46.763°E / -38.50135; 46.763, depth 1364 m.

• Holotype: BMNH 2025.40 [1].

• Paratypes: NMV F321044; BMNH 2025.39 [2].

References

• 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 melvillei O'Hara & Thuy, 2025 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 17, 2026