Ophiotoma tertium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiotoma
Species: Ophiotoma tertium

Name

Ophiotoma tertium (Koehler, 1922)

• Original combination: Ophiotrema tertium Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: D3370EEF-C885-43B3-AF02-59C49902E2E5

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, 10.9°N 118.439°E / 10.9; 118.439, depth 1335 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41150 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiotrema tertium Koehler, 1922: 88–91, pl. 21(2–3, 7); — Downey, 1969: 199; — Paterson, 1985: 58, fig. 23.
• Ophiotoma tertium (Koehler, 1922) Martynov, 2010: 103.

References

• 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. 
• Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1–154. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 Reference page. 
• Paterson, G.L.J. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1–162. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiotoma tertium (Koehler, 1922) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 15, 2025