Ophiopyrgus hainesae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina

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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Ophiopyrgus
Species: Ophiopyrgus hainesae

Name

Ophiopyrgus hainesae O'Hara & Thuy, 2025: 20–24, figs. 6–7

• ZooBank: 89E7073A-F21A-4E68-84DC-0E3935D8F19F

• Type locality: Indian Ocean, Walters shoal, Plaine Sud, depth 1539–1615 m.

• Holotype: MNHN-IE-2023-4001.

• Paratypes: MNHN-IE-2016.1341; MNHN-IE-2016-1376.

• Etymology: named after Margaret L. Haines.

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

• Ophiopyrgus hainesae O'Hara & Thuy, 2025 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 03, 2025