Ophiura (Dictenophiura)

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: Ophiuridae
Genus: Ophiura
Subgenus: Ophiura (Dictenophiura)
Species: O. anoidea – O. caledonica – O. carnea – O. ctenophora – O. platyacantha – O. squamosa – O. stellata

Name

Ophiura (Dictenophiura) H.L. Clark, 1923

Synonymy

• Dictenophiura H.L. Clark, 1923 (original rank as genus)
  • Type species: Ophiura carnea M. Sars in Lütken, 1858, by original designation [note at bottom of the description page].
  • Dictenophiura lowered at subgenus rank by Mortensen (1933: 81–82).

References

• Clark, H.L. 1923. The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13(7): 221–435, pls VIII–XXIII. BHL Reference page.  [as Dictenophiura p. 361, original description]
• McKnight, D.G. 2003. New brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters. Zootaxa 352(1): 1–36. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.352.1.1 Reference page.  [as Dictenophiura p. 19]
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1933a. Ophiuroidea. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition. 4(8): 1–121. BHL Reference page. 
• Olbers, J.M., Griffiths, C.L., O’Hara, T.D., Samyn, Y. 2019. Field guide to the brittle and basket stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of South Africa. Abc Taxa. 19: 1–354. Online.Reference page.  [as Dictenophiura p. 90]