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Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842

Ophiacantha bidentata - oral view details
Ophiacantha bidentata - oral view details

123587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123587)

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Genus
Ophientodia Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophioscalus Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1872
  2. Species Ophiacantha angolensis Koehler, 1923
  3. Species Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805)
  4. Species Ophiacantha brevispina Koehler, 1898
  5. Species Ophiacantha crassidens Verrill, 1885
  6. Species Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879
  7. Species Ophiacantha densa Farran, 1913
  8. Species Ophiacantha fraterna Verrill, 1885
  9. Species Ophiacantha lineata Koehler, 1896
  10. Species Ophiacantha mesembria H.L. Clark, 1915
  11. Species Ophiacantha setosa (Bruzelius, 1805)
  12. Species Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895
  13. Species Ophiacantha smitti Ljungman, 1872
  14. Species Ophiacantha spinosella Mortensen, 1933
  15. Subgenus Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiotreta Verrill, 1899 (currently raised to genus level)
    1. Species Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) danae Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  16. Species Ophiacantha anomala G.O. Sars, 1872 accepted as Ophiosabine anomala (G.O. Sars, 1872) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
  17. Species Ophiacantha aristata Koehler, 1895 accepted as Ophiosabine aristata (Koehler, 1895) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
  18. Species Ophiacantha bairdi Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiolimna bairdi (Lyman, 1883) (synonym)
  19. Species Ophiacantha composita sensu Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895 (synonym)
  20. Species Ophiacantha composita sensu Mortensen, 1927 accepted as Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895 (synonym)
  21. Species Ophiacantha cuspidata Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosabine cuspidata (Lyman, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Ophiacantha danae Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
  23. Species Ophiacantha decipiens Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiacantha crassidens Verrill, 1885
  24. Species Ophiacantha enopla Verrill, 1885 accepted as Ophiectodia enopla (Verrill, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Transferred to Ophiectodia)
  25. Species Ophiacantha groenlandica Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
  26. Species Ophiacantha hibernica Farran, 1913 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
  27. Species Ophiacantha hirsuta Lyman, 1875 accepted as Ophiopristis hirsuta (Lyman, 1875)
  28. Species Ophiacantha millespina Verrill, 1879 accepted as Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1872 (synonym)
  29. Species Ophiacantha nodosa Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosabine nodosa (Lyman, 1878) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
  30. Species Ophiacantha notata Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiosabine notata (Koehler, 1906) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
  31. Species Ophiacantha opercularis (Koehler, 1907) accepted as Ophiolimna opercularis Koehler, 1907
  32. Species Ophiacantha parcita Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiosabine parcita (Koehler, 1906) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
  33. Species Ophiacantha rosea Lyman, 1878 accepted as Ophiosabine rosea (Lyman, 1878) (transferred to Ophiosabine by O'Hara & Thuy (2022))
  34. Species Ophiacantha spectabilis G.O. Sars, 1872 accepted as Ophiotreta spectabilis (G.O. Sars, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination, transferred by O'Hara & Thuy, 2022)
  35. Species Ophiacantha spinulosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805) (synonym)
  36. Species Ophiacantha truncata Koehler, 1930 accepted as Ophiosabine rosea truncata (Koehler, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Lowered to subspecies by O'Hara & Thuy, 2025)
  37. Species Ophiacantha valenciennesi sensu Lieberkind, 1929, non Lyman accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, misapplication, no description)
  38. Species Ophiacantha valenciennesi Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Ophiotreta valenciennesi (Lyman, 1879)
  39. Species Ophiacantha veterna Koehler, 1907 accepted as Ophiectodia enopla (Verrill, 1885) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details] OpenAccess publication
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123587 on 2026-08-08
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123587 on 2026-08-08
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2007-08-29 11:54:30Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2010-12-06 08:02:43Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2013-02-15 09:53:03Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2022-03-31 09:06:47Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

original description Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Ophioscalus Verrill, 1899) Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86.
page(s): 39 [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details] 

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [details] 

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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