Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Chilophiurina > Family Ophiuridae > Subfamily Ophiurinae > Genus Ophiopleura

Ophiopleura borealis Danielssen & Koren, 1877

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiopleura*	Duncan, 1878	accepted genus name
*Luetkenia*	Duncan, 1878	later homonym
*Luetkenia*	Duncan, 1878	synonym
*Lütkenia*	Duncan, 1878, non Claus, 1864, nec Steindachner, 1877, nec Brock, 1888	synonym

Species group names

*Luetkenia arctica*	Duncan, 1878	synonym

Literature

original description	Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. 1877. Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition: Echinodermes. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, 23(3), 45-83.
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
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
GenBank (8 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiopleura borealis Danielssen & Koren, 1877. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124900