Ophiacantha abyssa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
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: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: Ophiacantha abyssa

Name

Ophiacantha abyssa Kyte, 1982

Etymology: from Greek abyssos, refers to the depth at which the species was found.

Type locality: North Pacific Ocean. Depth: 3858m.

Holotype: USNM E 27316

Paratype: USNM E 27317

References

Primary references

• Kyte, M.A. 1982. Ophiacantha abyssa, new species, and Ophiophthalmus displasia (Clark), a suggested new combination in the Ophiuroid family Ophiacanthidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from off Oregon, U.S.A. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 95(3), 505-508. BHL Reference page. 

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha abyssa Kyte, 1982. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243318 on 2020-04-15