Ophiurothamnus discycla

Taxonavigation edit

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

Ophiurothamnus discycla (H.L. Clark, 1911) Matsumoto, 1917

Original combination: Ophiomitra discycla H.L. Clark, 1911

Holotype: USNM 25637

Type locality: Albatross: station 4908, Eastern Sea, 31° 40' N 129° 29' 40" E. Depth: 434 fathoms.

Etymology: from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, double) and κύκλος (cyclus, ring)

Ophiomitra discycla H.L. Clark, 1911

Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 75: 1-302. BHL Reference page. [see page 181 as Ophiomitra discycla, original description]
Matsumoto, H. 1917. A monograph of Japanese Ophiuroidea, arranged according to a new classification. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 38: 1–408. BHL Reference page. [see page 130, recombination reference]

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiurothamnus discycla (H.L. Clark, 1911). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244344 on 2020-05-27