Ophiolepis cavitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea 

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: Amphilepidida
Subordo: Ophionereidina
Superfamilia: Ophiolepidoidea

Familia: Ophiolepididae
Genus: Ophiolepis
Species:

Name

  • Ophiolepis cavitata Okanishi & Fujita, 2018
    • Type locality: Submarine cave ( Hedo-Dome cave) at northern Okinawa Island, southwestern Japan. 26°52′08″N 128°14′32″E / 26.869000°N 128.242167°E / 26.869000; 128.242167. Depth c.a. 12 m.
    • Holotype: RUMF-ZE-02006
    • Paratype: RUMF-ZE-02007

References

  • Okanishi, M. & Fujita, Y. 2018. First finding of anchialine and submarine cave dwelling brittle stars from the Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of new species of Ophiolepis and Ophiozonella (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Amphilepidida). Zootaxa 4377(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.1.1 Reference page.  [original description of Ophiolepis cavitata p. 3–10]
  • Okanishi, M. & Fujita, Y. 2019. A comprehensive taxonomic list of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, with a description of a rare species, Dougaloplus echinatus (Amphiuridae). Zootaxa. 4571(1): 73–98. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.5 Paywall Reference page.  [as Ophiolepis cavitata p. 85]
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