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

Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Ophioscolex (Ophiolycus) synonym

Children

Ophiolycus purpureus (Düben & Koren, 1846)

Literature

basis of record

McKnight, D.G. (2003). New brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters. Zootaxa 352: 1-36.

status source

Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa 2697: 1-154.

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External Links

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Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933. 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:242138

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2010-12-08 by Sabine Stöhr

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