WoRMS taxon details
Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
124853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124853)
accepted
Species
Ophiocten amitinum var. boreale Hertz, 1927 · unaccepted
Ophiocten le-danteci Koehler, 1895 · unaccepted
Ophiocten pattersoni Lyman, 1883 · unaccepted
Ophiocten sericeum gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) · unaccepted
Ophiocten sericeum var. gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) · unaccepted
Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872) Sars, G.O. (1872). Nye Echinodermer fra den norske kyst. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1871: 1-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44067212
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124853 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872) Sars, G.O. (1872). Nye Echinodermer fra den norske kyst. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1871: 1-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44067212
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 220 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten pattersoni Lyman, 1883) 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. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten le-danteci Koehler, 1895) Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882462
page(s): 458 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten amitinum var. boreale Hertz, 1927) Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, 19. Zoologie.</em> 11: 1-54. [details]
original description (of Ophiocten sericeum var. gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)) Mortensen, T. (1933). Ophiuroidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 4(8), 1-121, pls 1-3. [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
original description (of Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 220 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten pattersoni Lyman, 1883) 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. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten le-danteci Koehler, 1895) Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882462
page(s): 458 [details]
original description (of Ophiocten amitinum var. boreale Hertz, 1927) Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, 19. Zoologie.</em> 11: 1-54. [details]
original description (of Ophiocten sericeum var. gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1872)) Mortensen, T. (1933). Ophiuroidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 4(8), 1-121, pls 1-3. [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
[request]additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish | gracil fransormstjärna | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocten gracilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura signata) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-770) (from synonym Ophiocten pattersoni Lyman, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records) (from synonym Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (87 records) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiocten gracilis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiura signata) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-770) (from synonym Ophiocten pattersoni Lyman, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha gracilis G.O. Sars, 1872)
To PESI (from synonym Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records) (from synonym Ophioglypha signata Verrill, 1882)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (87 records) (from synonym Ophiura signata (Verrill, 1882))
