WoRMS taxon details
Macrophiothrix martensi (Lyman, 1874)
405285 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:405285)
accepted
Species
Ophiopteron gratum Koehler, 1922 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiopteron gymnatum McIntosh, 1911 · unaccepted (Synonymised by Mortensen (1932))
Ophiothrix (Keystonea) martensi Lyman, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix vindex Koehler, 1930 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiotrichoides irregularis H.L. Clark, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiotrichoides martensi (Lyman, 1874) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
Holotype (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2373
Holotype (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2373 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Macrophiothrix martensi (Lyman, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405285 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiothrix (Keystonea) martensi Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description (of Ophiopteron gratum Koehler, 1922) Koehler, R. (1922). Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 100(5): 1-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23927321 [details]
original description (of Ophiotrichoides irregularis H.L. Clark, 1938) Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix vindex Koehler, 1930) Koehler, R. (1930). Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. LIV. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 89, 1-295, 22 pl. [details]
original description (of Ophiopteron gymnatum McIntosh, 1911) McIntosh, D. C. (1911). The Marine Fauna of the Mergui Archipelago, Lower Burma, collected by James J. Simpson, M.A., B.Sc, and R N. Rudmose Brown, D.Sc., University of Aberdeen, February till May 1907. The Ophiuroidea. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.</em> 18 : 154-173., available online at http:// https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42249576 [details]
original description (of Ophiopteron gratum Koehler, 1922) Koehler, R. (1922). Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 100(5): 1-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23927321 [details]
original description (of Ophiotrichoides irregularis H.L. Clark, 1938) Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description (of Ophiothrix vindex Koehler, 1930) Koehler, R. (1930). Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. LIV. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 89, 1-295, 22 pl. [details]
original description (of Ophiopteron gymnatum McIntosh, 1911) McIntosh, D. C. (1911). The Marine Fauna of the Mergui Archipelago, Lower Burma, collected by James J. Simpson, M.A., B.Sc, and R N. Rudmose Brown, D.Sc., University of Aberdeen, February till May 1907. The Ophiuroidea. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.</em> 18 : 154-173., available online at http:// https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42249576 [details]





Holotype (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2373 [details]
Paratype (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-2589 [details]
Paratype (of Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-4098 [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification This species name was created here to reflect the fact that Keystonea has been synonymised with Macrophiothrix. [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophiotrichoides irregularis H.L. Clark, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrophiothrix martensi)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2373) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2589) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4098) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 41307) (from synonym Ophiopteron gratum Koehler, 1922)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophiotrichoides irregularis H.L. Clark, 1938)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrophiothrix martensi)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2373) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2589) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-4098) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records) (from synonym Ophiothrix martensi Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 41307) (from synonym Ophiopteron gratum Koehler, 1922)