Ophiacantha renekoehleri

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species:

Ophiacantha renekoehleri O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006

Etymology: named after Jean Baptiste François René Koehler.

• Ophiomitrella moniliformis Koehler, 1904: 136–137, pl. 27 figs. 2–4.
  • Type locality: Indonesia.
  • Syntypes: MCZ:IZ:OPH-3507 [1]; MNHN-IE-2013-10317 [2].
• Ophiomelina moniliformis (Koehler, 1904) Koehler, 1922: 130.
  • Ophiomelina being a synonm of Ophiacantha, Ophiomelina moniliformis (Koehler, 1904) becomes a junior homonym of Ophiacantha moniliformis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 and is replaced by Ophiacantha renekoehleri.
• Ophiacantha renekoehleri O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006: 36.

• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1904. Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga Expeditie. E.J. Brill, Leiden. XLV: 1-176, 36 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin. 100(5): 1-486. BHL Reference page. 
• O’Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al.. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 193: 33–141. ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Ophiacantha renekoehleri O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 15, 2025

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