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Ophiactis carnea Ljungman, 1867

212335  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212335)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Amphilepidida (Order)
  10. Gnathophiurina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiactoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Ophiactidae (Family)
  13. Ophiactis (Genus)
  14. Ophiactis carnea (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details] 
Note Port Natal (Durban) (Clark & Courtman-Stock,...  
Unreviewed
Type locality Port Natal (Durban) (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976).
In family 'Amphiuridae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
Description Disc colour reddish-brown and whitish. Habitat: coral reef, rocks (Balinsky, 1957).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).  
Description Disc colour reddish-brown and whitish. Habitat: coral reef, rocks (Balinsky, 1957).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).
Also distributed in SE Arabia and Persian Gulf (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiactis carnea Ljungman, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212335 on 2025-04-05
Date
action
by
1997-02-03 23:00:00Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-09-27 07:27:35Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details] 

original description (of Ophiactis africana capensis 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 Ophiactis capensis Hertz, 1927) Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, 19. Zoologie.</em> 11: 1-54.
page(s): 29 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Disc colour reddish-brown and whitish. Habitat: coral reef, rocks (Balinsky, 1957).
Tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958).
Also distributed in SE Arabia and Persian Gulf (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Type locality Port Natal (Durban) (Clark & Courtman-Stock, 1976).
In family 'Amphiuridae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (6 records) 

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