CaRMS taxon details
Ophiomusa Hertz, 1927
242417 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242417)
accepted
Genus
Ophiomusium lymani Wyville-Thomson, 1873 accepted as Ophiomusa lymani (Wyville Thomson, 1873) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. I. Chilophiurida Matsumoto (Ophiolepididae, Ophioleucidae, Ophiodermatidae, Ophiocomidae). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia, 1898-1899.</em> 22(3):59-122. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomusa Hertz, 1927. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242417 on 2025-04-07
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Ophiomusa Hertz, 1927. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242417 on 2025-04-07
Date
action
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original description
Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. I. Chilophiurida Matsumoto (Ophiolepididae, Ophioleucidae, Ophiodermatidae, Ophiocomidae). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia, 1898-1899.</em> 22(3):59-122. [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details]
basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details]
From editor or global species database
Identification Includes all species formerly in Ophiomusium that have few disc scales, very short genital slits and lateral arm plates with spurs. [details]
