WoRMS taxon details
Amphipholis tuberosa Stöhr, 2011
587479 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:587479)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Stöhr, S. (2011). New records and new species of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3089: 1-50., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03089p050.pdf
page(s): 28 [details]
page(s): 28 [details]
Holotype MNHN IE-2009-9208, geounit Lifou
Holotype MNHN IE-2009-9208, geounit Lifou [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphipholis tuberosa Stöhr, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=587479 on 2025-03-12
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Nomenclature
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Stöhr, S. (2011). New records and new species of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3089: 1-50., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03089p050.pdf
page(s): 28 [details]
page(s): 28 [details]





Holotype MNHN IE-2009-9208, geounit Lifou [details]
Paratype SMNH Type-8078, geounit Lifou [details]
Paratype SMNH Type-8079, geounit Lifou [details]
Paratype SMNH Type-8080, geounit Lifou [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment This species shares the tuberose scale structure with Amphistigma watsonae. Closer examination of that species is needed to determine the status of the genus and possible conspecificity with A. tuberosa. [details]