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Amphiura Forbes, 1843

Amphiura 1
Amphiura 1

123613  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123613)

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Hemilepis Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Monamphiura Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiopeltis Düben & Koren, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Subgenus Amphiura (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843
    1. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869
    2. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879
  2. Subgenus Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) Düben & Koren, 1846
    1. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) securigera (Düben & Koren, 1846)
  3. Species Amphiura abyssorum Norman in Jeffreys, 1876
  4. Species Amphiura bellis Lyman, 1879
  5. Species Amphiura borealis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
  6. Species Amphiura canadensis Verrill, 1899
  7. Species Amphiura cherbonnieri Guille, 1972
  8. Species Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843
  9. Species Amphiura delamarei Cherbonnier, 1958
  10. Species Amphiura exigua Verrill, 1899
  11. Species Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  12. Species Amphiura fragilis Verrill, 1885
  13. Species Amphiura griegi Mortensen, 1920
  14. Species Amphiura lacazei Guille, 1976
  15. Species Amphiura mediterranea Lyman, 1882
  16. Species Amphiura otteri Ljungman, 1872
  17. Species Amphiura richardi Koehler, 1896
  18. Species Amphiura sarsi Ljungman, 1872
  19. Species Amphiura senegalensis Madsen, 1970
  20. Species Amphiura stepanovi Djakonov, 1954
  21. Species Amphiura sundevalli (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  22. Species Amphiura tritonis Hoyle, 1884
  23. Subgenus Amphiura (Acrocnida) accepted as Acrocnida Gislén, 1926 (unsupported synonym)
    1. Species Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804) (unsupported synonymization)
    2. Species Amphiura (Acrocnida) semisquamata (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Acrocnida semisquamata (Koehler, 1914)
  24. Species Amphiura abyssicola M. Sars, 1861 accepted as Ophiactis abyssicola (M. Sars, 1861) (synonym)
  25. Species Amphiura apicula Cherbonnier, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
  26. Species Amphiura brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804)
  27. Species Amphiura dalea Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphioplus daleus (Lyman, 1879) represented as Amphioplus (Unioplus) daleus (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Silax daleus (Lyman, 1879) (synonym)
  28. Species Amphiura denticulata Koehler, 1896 accepted as Amphiura fragilis Verrill, 1885
  29. Species Amphiura digna Koehler, 1906 accepted as Amphiura abyssorum Norman in Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
  30. Species Amphiura elegans (Leach, 1815) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (synonym of suppressed name Ophiura elegans)
  31. Species Amphiura grandis Koehler, 1896 accepted as Amphiura otteri Ljungman, 1872 (synonym)
  32. Species Amphiura iris Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
  33. Species Amphiura josephinae Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
  34. Species Amphiura longispina Koehler, 1896 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
  35. Species Amphiura neapolitana M. Sars, 1857 accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804) (synonymized by Madsen (1970))
  36. Species Amphiura norvegica Ljungman, 1865 accepted as Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865) (synonym)
  37. Species Amphiura stepanovi Chernyavskii, 1861 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  38. Species Amphiura stepanovi Lyman, 1869 accepted as Amphiura stepanovi Djakonov, 1954 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  39. Species Amphiura virens M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Ophiactis virens (M. Sars, 1859) (synonym)
  40. Species Amphiura incana Lyman, 1879 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879
  41. Species Amphiura securigera (Düben & Koren, 1846) represented as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) securigera (Düben & Koren, 1846)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 150 [details] OpenAccess publication
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123613 on 2026-06-03
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Amphiura Forbes, 1843. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123613 on 2026-06-03
Date
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by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2007-09-17 13:16:00Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

original description Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 150 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Monamphiura Fell, 1962) Fell, H. B. (1962). A revision of the major genera of amphiurid Ophiuroidea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology.</em> 2, 1-26, 1pl. [details] 

original description (of Ophiopeltis Düben & Koren, 1846) Düben, M.W. von; Koren, J. (1846). Öfversigt af Skandinaviens Echinodermer [Overview of Scandinavian Echinodermata]. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1844.</em> 229-328, plates VI-XI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392325 [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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details] 
 
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