Ophiurothamnus discycla

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: Ophiurothamnus
Species: Ophiurothamnus discycla

Name

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)

Synonyms

Ophiomitra discycla H.L. Clark, 1911

References

• 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]

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Links

• 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