Ophiotholia saskia

Ophiotholia saskia

Ophiotholia saskia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida
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: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophiohelidae
Genus: Ophiotholia
Species: Ophiotholia saskia

Name

Ophiotholia saskia Eichsteller et al., 2023

Type locality: Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone, 11.828611°N 117.504444°W / 11.828611; -117.504444. Depth 4340 m.

Holotype: SMF 6909.

Paratypes: BMNH 2022.111; SMF 6910; SMF 6911; SMF 6912; SMF 6914.

Etymology: named after Saskia Brix.

Synonymy

• Ophiotholia saskia Eichsteller et al., 2023a: 5–8, figs. 7–9; — Eichsteller et al., 2023b: 2.

References

• Eichsteller, A., Martynov, A.V., O’Hara, T.D., Christodoulou, M., Korshunova, T.A., Bribiesca-Contreras, G., Martinez Arbizu, P. 2023a. Ophiotholia (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): A little-known deep-sea genus present in polymetallic nodule fields with the description of a new species. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10: 1056282. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1056282 . Reference page. 
• Eichsteller, A., Martynov, A.V., O’Hara, T.D., Christodoulou, M., Korshunova, T.A., Bribiesca-Contreras, G., Martinez Arbizu, P. 2023b. Corrigendum: Ophiotholia (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): A little-known deep-sea genus present in polymetallic nodule fields with the description of a new species. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10: 1231744. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1231744 . Reference page. 

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