WoRMS

Deep-Sea name details

Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851

AphiaID

245237 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:245237)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata Le Conte, 1851

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Le Conte, J. L. (1851). Zoological Notes. <em>Proceedings of the Society of Natural History Philadelphia 1850-1851.</em> 5, 316-319. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=245237 on 2025-04-05

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=245237 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-08-27 13:50:37Z

created

Stöhr, Sabine

[taxonomic tree]

original description Le Conte, J. L. (1851). Zoological Notes. <em>Proceedings of the Society of Natural History Philadelphia 1850-1851.</em> 5, 316-319. [details]

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]