Ophioderma tonganum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiodermatoidea

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: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiodermatoidea

Familia: Ophiodermatidae
Genus: Ophioderma
Species: Ophioderma tonganum

Name

Ophioderma tonganum Lütken, 1872

Type locality: Tonga Islands

Holotype: ZMUH

Etymology: named after the type locality

Synonyms

• Ophioderma tongana Lütken, 1872 (wrong ending due to confusion about gender of Ophioderma, see Corrigenda of ICZN 1980. OPINION 1152)

References

Primary references

• Lütken, C.F. 1872. Ophiuridarum novarum vel minus cognitarum descriptiones nonnullae. Nogle nye eller mindre bekjerdte Slangestjernerne beskrevne — Med nogle Bemaerkninger om Selvdelingen hos Straaldyrene — Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider 1872-1874: 75-158, 2 pls. BHL Reference page.  [see page 76]

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Additional references

• ICZN 1980. OPINION 1152 (Case 1772). Ophiura Lamarck, 1801 and Ophioderma Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Ophiuroidea): ruling on application of these names. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 37(2): 78–80. BHL. [Corrigenda: 38(4): 317, 1981. BHL.] Reference page. 

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Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioderma tonganum Lütken, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243648 on 2020-04-12