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WoRMS taxon details

Ophiuroidea

Juvenile brittle-star

AphiaID

123084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123084)

Classification

Authority

Gray, 1840

Status

accepted

Rank

Class

Parent

Asterozoa

Synonymised names

Ophiuroides · unaccepted (name change not accepted by...)

name change not accepted by scientific community

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Subclass Myophiuroida
Order Euryalae accepted as Euryalida (synonym)
Order Gnathophiurida accepted as Gnathophiurina
Subclass Myophiuroidea accepted as Myophiuroida (Misspelling in O'Hara et al. (2017, 2018) but not regulated by the ICZN)
Order Ophiurae accepted as Ophiurida (synonym)
Order Phrynophiurida (systematic revision)
Order Ophiuroidea Incertae sedis (temporary name)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy The class Ophiuroidea has been revised following the most recent revision by O'Hara et al. (2017, 2018).

Taxonomy The class Ophiuroidea has been revised following the most recent revision by O'Hara et al. (2017, 2018). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiuroidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123084 on 2025-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2005-03-30 14:51:54Z

changed

Appeltans, Ward

2005-06-23 08:37:48Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-02-27 14:41:25Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2009-06-22 07:47:14Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ophiuroides) Telford, M.; Mooi, R. (1986). Echinoderms, Babel and the Confusion of Nomenclature. Systematic Biology. 35(2): 254-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/35.2.254
page(s): 255 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Identification resource

identification resource Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]

identification resource Fell, H.B. (1960). Synoptic Keys to the Genera of Ophiuroidea, Zoology Publications, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 26: 1-44, available online at http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Vic26Zool.html [details]

identification resource Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden. 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]

identification resource Fell, H. B. (1961). The fauna of the Ross Sea. Part 1. Ophiuroidea. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 18: 1-79, 19 pls. [details]

identification resource Koehler, R. (1922). Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin. 100(5): 1-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23927321 [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

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Taxonomy The class Ophiuroidea has been revised following the most recent revision by O'Hara et al. (2017, 2018). [details]

Definitions

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Language	Name
Dutch	slangsterren	[details]
English	brittlestarsbrittle stars	[details]
German	Schlangensterne	[details]
Japanese	クモヒトデ／蛇尾綱	[details]
Swedish	ormstjärnor	[details]