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

Ophiopus arcticus Ljungman, 1867

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiopus*	Ljungman, 1867	accepted genus name
*Ophiaregma*	G.O. Sars, 1872	synonym

Species group names

*Ophiaregma abyssorum*	G.O. Sars, 1872	synonym

Literature

original description	Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 23(9): 303-336.
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	Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
additional source	ITIS database
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiopus arcticus Ljungman, 1867. 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:125126