Ophiosphalma impotens

Ophiosphalma impotens. Fig. 52 a-b.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiomusina
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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Suborder Ophiomusina

Familia: Ophiosphalmidae
Genus: Ophiosphalma
Species: Ophiosphalma impotens

Name

Ophiosphalma impotens (Koehler, 1922) Baker, 2016

Synonyms

• Ophiomusium impotens Koehler, 1922 (original combination)

Holotype: USNM 40920

Type locality: Albatross Station 5605, Golf of Tomini, Celebes. Depth: 1183m.

References

• Baker, A.N. 2016. An illustrated catalogue of type specimens of the bathyal brittlestar genera Ophiomusium Lyman and Ophiosphalma H. L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Zootaxa 4097(1): 1–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.1 Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [see page 31, recombination reference]
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin. 100(5): 1-486. BHL Reference page.  [see page 406 as Ophiomusium impotens, original description]

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiosphalma impotens (Koehler, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062499 on 2020-04-26

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