Ophiurothamnus clausa

Ophiurothamnus clausa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
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: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiurothamnus
Species: Ophiurothamnus clausa

Name

Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878) O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006

Original combination: Ophioceramis clausa Lyman, 1878

Type locality: Challenger: station 170. Kermadec Is,. Depth: 630 fathoms.

Holotype: BMNH 1882.12.23.459

Paratype: MCZ OPH-260

Synonymy

• Ophioceramis clausa Lyman, 1878

Combinations:

• Ophiomoeris clausa (Lyman, 1878) Koehler, 1904
• Ophiocyclus clausa (Lyman, 1878) H.L. Clark, 1939

• Ophiothamnus stultus Koehler, 1904

Combinations:

• Ophiurothamnus stultus (Koehler, 1904) Matsumoto, 1917

Synonymy: O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006

Syntypes:

• ZMA ECH.O.2469, Siboga: station 45, 7°24'0"S, 118°15'11"E. Depth: 794m. 1899-04-06.
• ZMA ECH.O.2470, Siboga: station 178, 2°39'59"S, 128°37'30"E. Depth: 835m. 1899-09-02.
• ZMA ECH.O.2471, Siboga: station 211, 5°40'41"S, 120°25'29"E. Depth: 1158m. 1899-09-25.
• ZMA ECH.O.2472, 8°43'5"S, 127°16'41"E. Depth: 828m. 1900-01-18.

• Ophiurothamnus musorstomae Guille, 1981

Synonymy: O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006

Holotype: MNHN IE-2013-10199

Type locality: Philippines, NW Lubang. MUSORSTOM 1 Station CP54. 13° 55' 59.9988'' N ; 119° 58' 17.9904'' E. Depth: 975 -1125 m. 1976-03-26. Bouchet coll.

References

Primary references

• Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 1. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 5(7): 65–168. BHL Reference page.  [see page 124 as Ophioceramis clausa, original description]
• O’Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al.. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 193: 33-141. ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 105, recombination reference and source of synonymy]

Additional references

• Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page.  [see page 190 as Ophiomoeris clausa]
• Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. Scientific reports. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. 6: 29-136. Reference page.  [see page 41, recombination reference for Ophiocyclus clausa]
• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page.  [see page 98 as Ophioceramis clausa]
• Guille, A. 1981. Échinodermes: Ophiurides. in: Forest, J. (Ed.) Résultats des campagnes MUSORSTOM: 1. Philippines (18-28 Mars 1976). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 91: 413-456, 4 figs, 9 pls. Reference page.  [see page 427, original description of Ophiurothamnus musorstomae]
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1904. Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga Expeditie. E.J. Brill, Leiden. XLV: 1-176, 36 pl. BHL Reference page.  [see page 17, recombination reference for Ophiomoeris clausa] [see original description of Ophiothamnus stultus pages 141-142, plate XXV (9-10), plate XXVI (1)]
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin. 100(5): 1-486. BHL Reference page.  [see page 104 as Ophiurothamnus stultus]
• Lyman, T. 1882. Report on the Ophiuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology 5(14): 1–386. BHL Reference page.  [see page 26 as Ophioceramis clausa]
• Matsumoto, H. 1917. A monograph of Japanese Ophiuroidea, arranged according to a new classification. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 38: 1–408. BHL Reference page.  [see page 130, recombination reference for Ophiurothamnus stultus]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244343 on 2020-05-26
• MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (2020). The echinoderm collection (IE) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris). Version 75.166. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tp2nxo accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-05-27. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1019541746

• BHL bibliography
• Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Ophiurothamnus clausa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. {{{1}}}. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Ophiurothamnus clausa – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophiurothamnus clausa.
• ION

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