Ophiomastix wendtii

Ophiomastix wendtii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiocomoidea

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: Ophiocomoidea

Familia: Ophiocomidae
Genus: Ophiomastix
Species: Ophiomastix wendtii

Name

Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842) O’Hara et al., 2018

Synonyms

• Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 (original combination)

Etymology: named after "Capitain Wendt"

References

Primary references

• Müller, J.P. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig, Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn. xxx+134 pp. 12 pls. BHL Reference page.  [see page 99 as Ophiocoma wendtii, original description]
• O’Hara, T.D., Hugall, A.F., Cisternas, P.A., Boissin, E., Bribiesca-Contreras, G., Sellanes, J., Paulay, G. & Byrne, M. 2018. Phylogenomics, life history and morphological evolution of ophiocomid brittlestars. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 130: 67–80. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.003 Reference page.  [recombination reference]

Additional references

• Gondim, A.I., Alonso, C., P. Dias, T.L., Manso, C.L.C., Christoffersen, M.L. 2013. A taxonomic guide to the brittle-stars (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from the State of Paraíba continental shelf, northeastern Brazil. ZooKeys 307: 45–96. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.307.4673 . Reference page. 

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1307747 on 2020-03-31