Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Gnathophiurina > Family Ophiactidae > Genus Ophiactis

Ophiactis abyssicola (M. Sars, 1861)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiactis*	Lütken, 1856	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Amphiura abyssicola*	M. Sars, 1861	synonym
*Ophiactis corallicola*	Koehler, 1895	synonym
*Ophiactis cuspidata*	Lyman, 1879	synonym
*Ophiactis echinata*	Koehler, 1898	synonym
*Ophiactis poa*	Lyman, 1879	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Swedish: grovfjällig korallormstjärna

Literature

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	Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp.
additional source	Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiactis abyssicola (M. Sars, 1861). 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:125109