WoRMS taxon details
Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842
123633 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123633)
accepted
Genus
Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophioscolex (Ophioscolex) · unaccepted (obsolete)
- Species Ophioscolex corynetes (H.L. Clark, 1911)
- Species Ophioscolex disacanthus H. L. Clark, 1915
- Species Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Species Ophioscolex inermis Mortensen, 1933
- Species Ophioscolex marionis Mortensen, 1936
- Species Ophioscolex pertinax Koehler, 1904
- Species Ophioscolex serratus H.L. Clark, 1900
- Species Ophioscolex tropicus Lyman, 1878
- Subgenus Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) accepted as Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933 (status change)
- Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) dentatus Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (status change)
- Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) farquhari McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiolycus farquhari (McKnight, 2003) accepted as Ophiologimus farquhari (McKnight, 2003) (raised to genus rank)
- Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) nutrix Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936) (status change)
- Species Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1845 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1845) (status change)
- Subgenus Ophioscolex (Ophioscolex) accepted as Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842 (obsolete)
- Species Ophioscolex (Ophioscolex) inermis Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophioscolex inermis Mortensen, 1933
- Species Ophioscolex coppingeri Bell, 1881 accepted as Ophiomyxa vivipara Studer, 1876
- Species Ophioscolex fragilis Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophioscolex glacialis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1915))
- Species Ophioscolex nutrix Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936) (synonym)
- Species Ophioscolex prolifer Studer, 1882 accepted as Ophiologimus prolifer (Studer, 1882)
- Species Ophioscolex purpurea Düben & Koren, 1845 accepted as Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1845 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1845)
- Species Ophioscolex quadrispinus Verrill, 1885 accepted as Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) purpureus Düben & Koren, 1845 accepted as Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1845) (synonym)
- Species Ophioscolex retectus Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophiolebes retecta (Koehler, 1895) (synonym)
- Species Ophioscolex spinosa Storm, 1881 accepted as Ophiophrixus spinosus (Storm, 1881) (synonym)
- Species Ophioscolex stimpsonii Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiomyxa stimpsonii (Lyman, 1875)
- Species Ophioscolex tripapillatus Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 accepted as Ophiophrura tripapillata (Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005) (revision)
- Species Ophioscolex dentatus Lyman, 1878 represented as Ophiolycus dentatus (Lyman, 1878) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioscolex Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123633 on 2025-04-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]
original description (of Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ophiocynodus H.L. Clark, 1911) Clark, H. L. (1911). North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 75: 1-302., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7866026 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Bokmål | korallslangestjerner | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | korallslangestjerner | [details] |
