Ophiochondrus armatus

Ophiochondrus armatus, dorsal view of the disk.

Ophiochondrus armatus, ventral view of the disk.

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: Ophiochondrus
Species: Ophiochondrus armatus

Name

Ophiochondrus armatus (Koehler, 1907)

original combination: Ophioplus armatus Koehler, 1907

Type locality: Azores. Princesse-Alice: station 1343. 1902. Depth: 1250 m.

Synonymy

• Ophioplus armatus Koehler, 1907: 46–47; — Koehler, 1909: 203–204, pl. 28 figs. 7–8.
• Ophiochondrus armatus (Koehler, 1907) Koehler, 1914: 129–131, pl. 14 figs. 2–3, 6; — Mortensen, 1927: 197–198, figs. 109–110; — Madeira et al., 2019: 37; — Macías-Ramírez, García-Guillén & Manjón-Cabeza, 2024: 12, fig. 7.

References

• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1907. Note préliminaire sur quelques Astéries et Ophiures provenant des campagnes de la Princesse-Alice. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique de Monaco. 99: 1-47. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1909b. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Astéries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoïdes). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert 1er Prince Souverain de Monaco. 34: 1-317. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1914. A contribution to the study of Ophiurans of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 84: 1–173. BHL Reference page. 
• Macías-Ramírez, A., García-Guillén, L.M., Manjón-Cabeza, M.E. 2024. Deep-Sea Ophiuroids (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) from the Avilés Canyon System: Seven New Records for the Spanish North Atlantic Marine Subdivision. Diversity. 16(7): 1–21. DOI: 10.3390/d16070407 . Reference page. 
• Madeira, P., Kroh, A., Cordeiro, R., Frias Martins, A.M. de & Ávila, S.P. 2019. The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4639(1): 1–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1927. Handbook of the echinoderms of the British Isles. Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press: London. IX, 471 pp. BHL Reference page. 

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