Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Ophiocten Lütken, 1855

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RAS taxon details

Ophiocten Lütken, 1855

AphiaID

123561 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123561)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ophiurinae Lyman, 1865

Direct children (11)

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Species Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878
Species Ophiocten bisquamatum Mortensen, 1936
Species Ophiocten carinatum Hertz, 1927
Species Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878
Species Ophiocten ludwigi Koehler, 1907
Species Ophiocten megaloplax Koehler, 1900
Species Ophiocten ultimum Hertz, 1927
Species Ophiocten australis Baker, 1979 accepted as Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878
Species Ophiocten banzarei Madsen, 1967 accepted as Glaciacantha banzarei (Madsen, 1967) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ophiocten doederleini Hertz, 1927 accepted as Glaciacantha doederleini (Hertz, 1927)
Species Ophiocten dubium Koehler, 1900 accepted as Glaciacantha dubium (Koehler, 1900)

Environment

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

Original description

Lütken, C.F. (1855). Bidrag til Kundskab om Slangestjernerne. I. Forelöbig Oversigt over Grönlandshavets Ophiurer. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening 1854-. 6: 95-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632675#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 102 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten Lütken, 1855. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123561 on 2026-09-11

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Ophiocten Lütken, 1855. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123561 on 2026-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Lütken, C.F. (1855). Bidrag til Kundskab om Slangestjernerne. I. Forelöbig Oversigt over Grönlandshavets Ophiurer. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening 1854-. 6: 95-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35632675#page/99/mode/1up
page(s): 102 [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]

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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]