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Ophiuroglypha irrorata polyacantha
(Mortensen, 1933)
AphiaID
1433693
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1433693)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Ophiuroidea
Myophiuroida
Metophiurida
Euryophiurida
Ophiurida
Ophiurina
Ophiopyrgidae
Ophiuroglypha
Ophiuroglypha irrorata
Ophiuroglypha irrorata polyacantha
Status
accepted
Rank
Subspecies
Parent
Ophiuroglypha irrorata
(Lyman, 1878)
represented as
Ophiuroglypha irrorata irrorata
(Lyman, 1878)
Original name
Ophiura irrorata polyacantha
Mortensen, 1933
Synonymised names
Homalophiura multispina
Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972
·
unaccepted
(synonym)
Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata polyacantha
(Mortensen, 1933)
·
unaccepted
Ophiura irrorata polyacantha
Mortensen, 1933
·
unaccepted
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Ophiura irrorata polyacantha
Mortensen, 1933
)
Mortensen, T. (1933). Ophiuroidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 4(8), 1-121, pls 1-3.
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Taxonomic citation
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database.
Ophiuroglypha irrorata polyacantha
(Mortensen, 1933). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433693 on 2026-08-10
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Ophiuroglypha irrorata polyacantha
(Mortensen, 1933). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433693 on 2026-08-10
Taxonomic edit history
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Sources (2)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (4)
Links (5)
original description
(of
Homalophiura multispina
Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972
)
Cherbonnier, G.; Sibuet, M. (1972). Resultats Scientifique de la compagne Noratlante: Asterides et Ophiures. <em>Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturell Paris 3e serie Zoologie No. 76.</em> 102: 1333-1394.
,
available online at
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56310281
[details]
original description
(of
Ophiura irrorata polyacantha
Mortensen, 1933
)
Mortensen, T. (1933). Ophiuroidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 4(8), 1-121, pls 1-3.
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
(from synonym
Homalophiura multispina
Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Homalophiura multispina
Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Ophiura irrorata polyacantha
Mortensen, 1933
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Ophiura (Ophiuroglypha) irrorata polyacantha
(Mortensen, 1933)
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
(from synonym
Ophiura irrorata polyacantha
Mortensen, 1933
)