Ophiophyllum nesisi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina
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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Ophiophyllum
Species: Ophiophyllum nesisi

Name

• Ophiophyllum nesisi Martynov & Litvinova, 2008
  • Type locality: RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, fourth cruise, station 464
  • Holotype: ZMMU D-746
  • Paratypes: ZMMU D-747
  • Etymology: named after Kir Nazimovich Nesis

References

• Martynov, A. & Litvinova, N.M. 2008. Deep-water Ophiuroidea of the northern Atlantic with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic remarks on certain genera and species. Marine Biology Research. 4: 76-111. DOI: 10.1080/17451000701840066 Reference page.  [as Ophiophyllum nesisi p. 107–109 (original description)]