Ophiomusa alecto

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiomusina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasse: Myophiuroidea
Infraclasse: Metophiurida
Superordo: Euryophiurida
Ordo: Ophiurida
Suborder Ophiomusina

Familia: Ophiomusaidae
Genus: Ophiomusa
Species: Ophiomusa alecto

Name

Ophiomusa alecto (A.H. Clark, 1936) O’Hara et al., 2018

Synonyms

Holotype: USNM E 5197
Type locality: north of Peurto Rico. Depth: 183-549m. RV Caroline, Johnson-Smithonian Deep Sea Expedition March 1933.

References

  • Clark, A.H. 1936. Reports on the collections obtained by the first Johnson Smithsonian deep-sea expedition to the Puerto Rican deep. Four new brittle stars from Puerto Rico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. 91(24): 1–8. BHL Reference page.  [see page 4 as Ophiomusium alecto, original description]


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