Ophioplocus giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamilia: Ophiolepidoidea

Familia: Hemieuryalidae
Genus: Ophioplocus
Species: Ophioplocus giganteus

Name

Ophioplocus giganteus Irimura & Yoshino, 1999

Type locality: Cape Maeda, Okinawa Island

Holotype: NSMT E-3748

References

Primary references

• Irimura, S., Yoshino, H. 1999. Ophioplocus giganteus, a new species of ophiuroidea from Okinawa Island, Southwestern Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum Ser. A (Zoology). 25(2): 143-148. PDF Reference page.  [original description: p. 144-148, figs. 1-3]

Links

• Ophioplocus giganteus in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Ophioplocus giganteus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophioplocus giganteus.
• ION