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Ophiopyrgidae Perrier 1893

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Description

Family Ophiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893 Type genus

Ophiopyrgus Lyman, 1878a (type species: O. wyvillethomsoni Lyman, 1878a).

Other genera

Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915, Aspidophiura Matsumoto, 1915, Dictenophiura H.L. Clark, 1923, Euvondrea Fell, 1961a, Glaciacantha Fell, 1961b, Gymnophiura Lütken & Mortensen, 1899, Ophiogona Studer, 1876, Ophiomages Koehler, 1923, Ophioperla Koehler, 1912, Ophiopleura Danielssen & Koren, 1877, Ophioplinthus Lyman, 1878a, Ophiosparte Koehler, 1922b, Ophiosteira Bell, 1902, Ophiuroglypha Hertz, 1927, Spinophiura Stöhr & Segonzac, 2006, Stegophiura Matsumoto, 1915.

Diagnosis

High disc with few to many scales, primary plates obvious (but Ophiosparte with thickened skin covering the disc scales and plates; Ophiopleura with scales embedded in thickened skin). Arm combs present but often not as well expressed as in Ophiuridae. Lateral arm plates generally with ventro-distalwardspointing tentacle notch, often with within-plate tentacle perforation in median to distal arm portions. Distal arm spines often hooked. Arm spine articulation oval to slit-shaped with lower lip, nerve opening at a distance, in paedomorphic taxa such as Ophiopyrgus weakly expressed as slightly larger pore in the stereom of the lateral arm plate.

Remarks

Ophiopyrgus is a paedomorphic species with reduced morphology. It is therefore not ideal as typical genus for the characterization of a family but the name Ophiopyrgidae has priority. The expression of typical characters varies greatly among the included genera, many specializations occur.

Notes

Published as part of Stöhr, Sabine, Hugall, Andrew F., Thuy, Ben & Martynov, Alexander, 2018, Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification, pp. 1-35 in European Journal of Taxonomy 416 on page 10, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.416, http://zenodo.org/record/3806109

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039E87E81F693023FDACFD017BE0F998

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Journal article: 10.5852/ejt.2018.416 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Family
Ophiopyrgidae
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Ophiurida
Phylum
Echinodermata
Scientific name authorship
Perrier
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Ophiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893 sec. Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018

References

  • Perrier E. 1893. In: Traite de zoologie. 3 ser. Echinodermata: 781 - 864. Masson, Paris.
  • Lyman T. 1878 a. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the " Challenger " expedition. Part I. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 5: 65 - 168.
  • Matsumoto H. 1915. A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 67: 43 - 92.
  • Clark H. L. 1923. The echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13: 221 - 435.
  • Fell H. B. 1961 a. New genera and species of Ophiuroidea from Antarctica. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 88: 839 - 841.
  • Fell H. B. 1961 b. The Fauna of the Ross Sea. Part 1, Ophiuroidea. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 18: 9 - 79, 19 pls.
  • Lutken C. F. & Mortensen T. 1899. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N., commanding. XXV. The Ophiuridae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 23: 93 - 208, pls 1 - 23. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 65637
  • Studer T. 1876. Uber Echinodermen aus dem antarktischen Meere und zwei neue Seeigel von den Papua-Inseln, gesammelt auf der Reise S. M. S. Gazelle um die Erde. Monatsbericht der Koniglich- Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1876: 452 - 465.
  • Koehler R. 1923. Asteries et Ophiures recueillies par l'Expedition Antarctique Suedoise (1901 - 1903). Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901 - 1903 1: 1 - 145.
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  • Danielssen D. C. & Koren J. 1877. Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition: Echinodermes. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 23: 45 - 83.
  • Koehler R. 1922 b. Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Australasian Antarctic Expedition Series C 8: 1 - 98, pls 76 - 90. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 11722
  • Bell F. J. 1902. Echinodermata. Reports on the collections of Natural History made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the " Southern Cross 8: 214 - 220, 2 pls.
  • Hertz M. 1927. Die Ophiuroiden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1. Chilophiurida Mats. (Ophiolepididae: Ophioleucidae: Ophiodermatidae: Ophiocomidae). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer " Valdivia " 1898 - 1899 22: 59 - 122, pls 6 - 9.
  • Stohr S. & Segonzac M. 2006. Two new genera and species of ophiuroid (Echinodermata) from hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific. Species Diversity 11: 7 - 32.