Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiomyxina > Family Ophiomyxidae > Genus Ophiomyxa

Ophiomyxa serpentaria Lyman, 1883

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiomyxa*	Müller & Troschel, 1840	accepted genus name
*Ophiodera*	Verrill, 1899	synonym

Literature

original description	Lyman, T. 1883. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, 10(6), 227-287.
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

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiomyxa serpentaria Lyman, 1883. 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:125145