Ophiacantha otagoensis

Ophiacantha otagoensis, dorsal view.
Ophiacantha otagoensis, ventral view.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasse: Myophiuroidea
Infraclasse: Metophiurida
Superordo: Ophintegrida
Ordo: Ophiacanthida
Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species:

Name

Ophiacantha otagoensis Fell, 1958

Type locality: Alert Station 54.13, Canyon A off Otago Heads, depth 275 fms.

Holotype: Portobello Marine Station, Otago.

Synonymy

  • Ophiacantha abyssicola var. otagoensis Fell, 1958: 25, pl. 4(G, L).
  • Ophiacantha otagoensis Fell, 1958; — Mills & O’Hara, 2013: 418–420, fig. 7.

References

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