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Ophiacantha danae Mortensen, 1933

124985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124985)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Echinodermata
  4. Asterozoa
  5. Ophiuroidea
  6. Myophiuroida
  7. Metophiurida
  8. Ophintegrida
  9. Ophiacanthida
  10. Ophiacanthina
  11. Ophiacanthidae
  12. Ophiacantha
  13. Ophiacantha danae
 unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Species
Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Mortensen, T. (1933). Ophiuroidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 4(8), 1-121, pls 1-3. [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha danae Mortensen, 1933. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124985 on 2026-09-02
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ophiacantha danae Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124985 on 2026-09-02
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-08-27 13:50:37Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2017-02-10 13:01:36Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2024-04-02 14:33:26Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

original description Mortensen, T. (1933). Ophiuroidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 4(8), 1-121, pls 1-3. [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 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

source of synonymy Kjennerud, J. 1964. Ophiacantha danae Mortensen synonymous with Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard). Sarsia, 17, 15-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1964.10409537 [details] 
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