Microphiura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthida
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

Familia: Incertae sedis
Genus: Microphiura
Species: M. decipiens

Name

Microphiura Mortensen, 1910

Type species: Microphiura decipiens Mortensen, 1910 (type by monotypy)

References

Primary references

• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1910. Microphiura decipiens n.g. n.sp. A remarkable new West Indian Ophiurid. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn. 1908–1910: 203–209. BHL Reference page. 
  • [original description of Microphiura: p. 203–208]

Additional references

• O’Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S., Hugall, A.F., Thuy, B. & Martynov, A. 2018. Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. European Journal of Taxonomy 416: 1–35. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.416 Reference page. 
  • [see p. 16]

Links

• Microphiura in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Microphiura – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microphiura.
• ION
• Species-ID