Ophiopsila polyacantha

Ophiopsila polyacantha; Figs. 6, 7.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiopsiloidea

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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophiopsilina Familia: Ophiopsiloidea

Familia: Ophiopsilidae
Genus: Ophiopsila
Species: Ophiopsila polyacantha

Name

Ophiopsila polyacantha H.L. Clark, 1915

Type locality: Makassar Strait, Siboga Station 77. Depth: 33 fms.

Holotype MCZ OPH-3503 [1]

References

• Clark, H.L. 1915a. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophiopsila polyacantha p. 297]
• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophiopsila polyacantha p. 179]
• Okanishi, M., Fujii, T. 2020. A New Record of Brittle Star Ophiopsila cf. polyacantha (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Southwestern Japan, with Notes on its Bioluminescence. Species Diversity. 25(2): 283–294. DOI: 10.12782/SPECDIV.25.283 Reference page.  [as Ophiopsila polyacantha p. 284–293]