Ophiurothamnus exigua

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

Ophiurothamnus exigua (Lyman, 1878) Matsumoto, 1917

Original combination: Ophiomitra exigua Lyman, 1878

Holotype MCZ OPH-2048

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, Cuba, south of Havana; Depth: 242 fms; 22°9´30´´N82°21´30´´W

Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls. BHL Reference page. [see page 231 as Ophiomitra exigua, original description]
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]

Verrill, A.E. 1899. Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama Expedition from the University of Iowa in 1893. Bulletin from the laboratories of natural history of the State University of Iowa. 5(1): 1-86; plates I-VIII. BHL. Reference page. [see page 41, recombination reference for Ophiothamnus exigua]

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiurothamnus exigua (Lyman, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244347 on 2020-05-26

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