Ophiomitrella thuyi

Ophiomitrella thuyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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: Ophiomitrella
Species: Ophiomitrella thuyi

Name

Ophiomitrella thuyi Stöhr, 2025: 187–190, fig. 2

• ZooBank: BE331259-774D-4810-A3AE-E81A4234B406

• Type locality: Tonga, N Ha’apai group, 19.061667°S 174.316333°E / -19.061667; 174.316333, depth 523–806 m.

• Holotype: MNHN-IE-2023-165.

• Paratype: SMNH-Type-10004.

• Etymology: named after Ben Thuy.

References

• Stöhr, S. 2025. Two new species of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), living epizoic on a stalked crinoid. European Journal of Taxonomy 1022(1): 176–201. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1022.3087 . Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiomitrella thuyi Stöhr, 2025 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on November 06, 2025

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