Ophiacantha kokusai

Ophiacantha kokusai

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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