Ophiohamus nanus

Ophiohamus nanus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiohamus
Species: Ophiohamus nanus

Name

Ophiohamus nanus O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006

Holotype: MNHN IE-2013-10356

Type locality: SMIB 4: station DW55. Banc Antigonia, New Caledonia, 23°21.4’S, 168°4.5’E. Depth: 260 m. 09 Mar 1989.

Paratypes:

MNHN IE-2013-10334;

MNHN IE-2009-2577;

MNHN IE-2009-2580;

MNHN IE-2014-2140;

MNHN IE-2014-2154;

Etymology: from Latin nanus (dwarf).

References

• O’Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al.. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 193: 33-141. ResearchGate Reference page. 

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiohamus nanus O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243670 on 2020-06-25
• MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (2020). The echinoderm collection (IE) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris). Version 75.170. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tp2nxo accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-25. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1024303000

• BHL bibliography
• Ophiohamus nanus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophiohamus nanus.
• ION

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