Ophiomyxa pedicula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiodermatoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiodermatoidea

Familia: Ophiomyxidae
Genus: Ophiomyxa
Species: Ophiomyxa pedicula

Name

Ophiomyxa pedicula O'Hara & Thuy, 2025: 62–64, figs. 24d–g, 25f–j

• ZooBank: D2498578-F5D3-473E-B1AF-48EBA3AAC7D9

• Type locality: Indian Ocean, Walters Shoals, depth 92–588 m.

• Holotype: MNHN-IE-2016-1062.

References

• O’Hara, T.D. & Thuy, T. 2025. Seamount ophiuroids from the High Seas of the western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 5718(1): 1–88. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5718.1.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiomyxa pedicula O'Hara & Thuy, 2025 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 18, 2026