Ophiacantha kokusai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa 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: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: Ophiacantha kokusai

Name

Ophiacantha kokusai Martynov et al., 2015

ZooBank: 11F8411A-BCEB-4557-8C24-2BC720A1C78B

Type locality: Off Owase Trough, Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Pref., depth 378–545 m.

Holotype: NSMT E–3188 [1].

Paratypes: NSMT E-1122, E-1734, E-3178, E-3185, E-3195, E-3206, E-3235, E-7507, E-7508, E-7509, E-7510, E-7511, E-7512, E-7513, E-7514, E-7515, E-7516, E-7517, E-7518, E-7519, E-7520, E-7521, E-7564, E-7565, E-7566, E-7567, E-7568, E-7569, E-7569B, E-7573, E-7574, E-7575, E-7576, E-7577, E-7578, E-7579, E-7580, E-7581, E-7583, E-7584, E-7585, E-7586, E-7587, E-7588, E-7589, E-7591, E-7592, E-7593, E-7594, E-7595, E-7596, E-7597, E-7598, E-7599, E-7601, E-7603, E-7604, E-7605, E-7606, E-7607, E-7622, E-7623, E-7624, E-7625, E-7626, E-7627, E-7628, E-7629, E-7630, E-7631, E-7632, E-7633, E-7634, E-7635, E-7636, E-7637, E-7638, E-7639, E-7641.

References

Martynov, A., Ishida, Y., Irimura, S., Tajiri, R., O’Hara, T.D., Fujita, T. 2015. When Ontogeny Matters: A New Japanese Species of Brittle Star Illustrates the Importance of Considering both Adult and Juvenile Characters in Taxonomic Practice. PLoS ONE. 10(10): e0139463. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139463 Reference page.

Links

Ophiacantha kokusai Martynov, Ishida, Irimura, Tajiri, O'Hara & Fujita, 2015 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on May 10, 2025