Ophiothrix deceptor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnathophiurina

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: Gnathophiurina

Familia: Ophiothricidae
Genus: Ophiothrix
Subgenus: Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix)
Species: Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) deceptor

Name

Ophiothrix deceptor Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 5FCB2176-C6EA-4C05-AE47-3A26C9750AF0

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Bohol Strait, 10.1778°N 124.046°E / 10.1778; 124.046.

• Holotype: USNM E 13 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiothrix deceptor Koehler, 1922: 225–227, pl. 58(1–2), pl. 97(6); — Downey, 1969: 189.
• Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) deceptor Koehler, 1922; — A.M Clark, 1967: 647.

References

• Clark, A.M. 1967. Notes on the family Ophiotrichidae (Ophiuroidea). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (13)9(2): 637–655. DOI: 10.1080/00222936608651676 . Reference page. 
• 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. 
• 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. 

Links

• Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) deceptor Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 14, 2025