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Ophiolycus Mortensen 1933

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Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933

Remarks: In the original account of Ophiolycus, Mortensen (1933) used subgeneric status, but suggested “it should rather be made a separate genus, or at least a subgenus”; Fell (1960) gave it generic status, though Paterson (1985) regarded it as a subgenus.

The presence of disc scales, dorsal armplates, transformed distal armspines, and visible radial shields are here considered sufficient for generic status. Fell (1960) was in error in listing Ophiolycus inermis Mortensen as the type species since Ophioscolex dentatus Lyman, 1878 is the type species.

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Published as part of Mcknight, Donald G., 2003, New brittle­stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 352 on page 5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156750

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Biodiversity

Family
Ophiomyxidae
Genus
Ophiolycus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Ophiurida
Phylum
Echinodermata
Scientific name authorship
Mortensen
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Ophiolycus Mortensen, 1933 sec. Mcknight, 2003

References

  • Mortensen, Th. (1933) Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea). Videnskabelige Meddelelser Dansk naturhistorisk Forening I K o benhaven, 93, 215 - 400, 12 pls.
  • Fell, H. B. (1960) Synoptic keys to the Genera of Ophiuroidea. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington, 26, 1 - 44.
  • Paterson, G. L. J. (1985) The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 49 (1), 1 - 162.
  • Lyman, T. (1878) Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the " Challenger " Expedition. 1. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, 5 (7), 65 - 168.