Ophioderma ensiferum

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Ophioderma ensiferum Hendler & Miller, 1984

Etymology: named after the Latin words ensis and fero

Holotype: USNM E 30579

Paratypes: USNM E 30580; E 30581; E 30582

Ophioderma ensifera Hendler & Miller, 1984 (wrong ending due to confusion about gender of Ophioderma, see Corrigenda of ICZN 1980. OPINION 1152)

Hendler, G. & Miller, J.E. 1984. Ophioderma devaneyi and Ophioderma ensiferum, new brittlestar species from the Western Atlantic (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(2): 442–461. BHL Reference page. [original description, see page 455]

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.

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioderma ensiferum Hendler & Miller, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244929 on 2020-04-02