Ophiacantha kokusai

Ophiacantha kokusai

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 kokusai

Name

Ophiacantha kokusai Martynov et al., 2015

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

Etymology: from Japanese 国際, こくさい (kokusai), means “international” in reference to the team of researchers involved.

Holotype: NSMT E–3188, dry, SEM stubs # 40–42

Type locality: off Owase Trough, Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Pref., depth 378–545 m, basket, collector M. Saba, T/S Seisui-maru, sand, 06-06-1991. + Paratypes

References

Primary 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. 

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha kokusai Martynov et al., 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873102 on 2020-04-14

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