Ophioderma africanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiodermatoidea
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: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiodermatoidea

Familia: Ophiodermatidae
Genus: Ophioderma
Species: Ophioderma africanum

Name

Ophioderma africanum Stöhr, Weber, Boissin & Chenuil, 2020

Etymology: refers to its area of collection, off (West) Africa.

Holotype: SMNH-Type-7484

Type locality: TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN • Senegal, Dakar, Gorée Island, shipwreck Tacoma; depth 10 m; 28 Aug. 2007; H. Zibrowius leg.; scuba diving, hand collected; under stones; preserved in 95% ethanol;

Synonyms

Ophioderma africana Stöhr, Weber, Boissin & Chenuil, 2020 (wrong ending due to confusion about gender of Ophioderma, see Corrigenda of ICZN 1980. OPINION 1152)

References

Primary references

Stöhr, S., Weber, A.A.-T., Boissin, E. & Chenuil, A. 2020. Resolving the Ophioderma longicauda (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) cryptic species complex: five sisters, three of them new. European Journal of Taxonomy. 600: 1–37. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.600 Reference page.
Stöhr, S., Weber, A.A.-T., Boissin, E. & Chenuil, A. 2020. Resolving the Ophioderma longicauda (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) cryptic species complex: five sisters, three of them new – Corrigendum. European Journal of Taxonomy. 607: 1–2. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.607 Reference page.

Additional references

ICZN 1980. OPINION 1152 (Case 1772). Ophiura Lamarck, 1801 and Ophioderma Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Ophiuroidea): ruling on application of these names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 37(2): 78–80. BHL. [Corrigenda: 38(4): 317, 1981. BHL.] Reference page.

Links

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioderma africanum Stöhr, Weber, Boissin & Chenuil, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1420176 on 2020-03-22