Ophiothrix rathbuni

Ophiothrix rathbuni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnathophiurina
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: Gnathophiurina

Familia: Ophiothricidae
Genus: Ophiothrix
Species: Ophiothrix rathbuni

Name

• Ophiothrix rathbuni Ludwig, 1882
  • Etymology: named after Mary Jane Rathbun

References

• Borges, M., Alitto, R.A.S., Amaral, A.C.Z. 2015. From baby to adult: ontogenetic series of nine species of Ophiuroidea from Atlantic Southwestern. Revista de Biología Tropical 63(suppl. 2): 361–381. DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v63i2.23170 [nonfunctional] PDF Reference page. 
• Ludwig, H. 1882. Verzeichnis der von Prof. E. van Beneden an der Küste von Brazilien gesammelten Echinodermen. Mémoires couronnés et mémoires des savants étrangers. 44(20): 1–26. BHL Reference page.  [see page 19, original description]
• Santana, A., Manso, C.L.C., Almeida, A.C.S., Alves, O.F.S. 2020. Taxonomic review of Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Brazil, with the description of four new species. Zootaxa. 4808(1): 51–78. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.3 Reference page.  [as Ophiothrix rathbuni p. 52–55]