Invertebrate Department

Types in the Echinodermata collection - Ophiuroidea

The following is a list of recognized Ophiuroidea types in the ZMUC invertebrate collection (ZMUC OPH). The curator of the group is Danny Eibye-Jacobsen, assistant curator Tom Schiřtte. Entries have been checked against original descriptions by Claus Nielsen and Tom Schiřtte.

A sample from the list should be referred to as ZMUC OPH- followed by the number given in the column to the far right.

The list is sorted by species.

Species Genus Subspecies Description by Status ZMUC OPH
abcisa Ophioglypha   Lütken & Mortensen, 1988 Syntype 507
abstinens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 57
abstinens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Paratypes 488
abstinens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Paratype 489
accedens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Syntype 1
accedens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 65
accedens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 66
accedens Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 494
acosmeta Ophiactis   Clark, 1938 Paratype 72
acutus Amphioplus   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 377
acutus Amphioplus   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 378
acutus Amphioplus   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 379
adjecta Amphiura   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 77
aethiops Ophiocoma   Lütken, 1859 Holotype 460
affinis Asteroporpa   Lütken, 1859 Syntype 461
affinis Asteroporpa   Lütken, 1859 Syntype 2
affinis Ophiarachna   Lütken, 1869 Holotype 470
affinis Ophiura   Lütken, 1858 Syntypes 433
affinis Ophiura   Lütken, 1858 Syntypes 434
africanus Astrocladus   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 74
alba Amphiura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntypes 81
alba Ophiozona   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 387
alba Ophiozona   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntypes 388
albella Amphiura   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 79
albella Amphiura   Mortensen, 1933 Paratype 361
albida Ophiura tuberculosa Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 295
alepidotus Ophiernus   Madsen, 1977 Holotype 3
alepidotus Ophiernus   Madsen, 1977 Paratypes 513
alepidotus Ophiernus   Madsen, 1977 Paratype 514
amitinum Ophiocten microplax Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 200
amokurae Amphiura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntype 82
amokurae Amphiura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntype 351
andreae Amphipholis   Lütken, 1872 Syntypes 464
androphorus Amphilycus   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 93
angolensis Ophiacantha inermis Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 368
annectens Ophiernus   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntypes 389
annulata Asteroporpa   Lütken, 1856 Holotype 5
annulatum Astroceras gemmiferum Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 343
annulatum Astroceras gemmiferum Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 161
annulatum Astroceras   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 98
annulatum Astroceras   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 99
annulatum Astroceras   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 100
annulatum Astroceras   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 101
annulatus Astroconus   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 60
annulifera Amphiura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntypes 83
antarctica Ophiacantha   Koehler, 1901 Syntypes 69
antillarum Ophioderma   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 418
antillensis Ophioblenna   Lütken, 1859 Syntypes 459
arenosa Ophiactis   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 444
arenosa Ophiactis   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 445
ascia Amphiodia   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 84
aspera Ophiochalcis   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 67
asperula Ophiomastix   Lütken, 1869 Holotype? 472
asperum Ophiomusium   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 498
aster Cryptopelta longibrachialis Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 195
atlantidea Amphiura   Madsen, 1970 Holotype 6
atlantidea Amphiura   Madsen, 1970 Paratypes 511
atlantidea Amphiura   Madsen, 1970 Paratype 510
australis Ophiomyxa   Lütken, 1869 Syntypes 474
baccata Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 75
baccata Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 359
banzarei Asteronyx   Madsen, 1967 Paratypes 521
banzarei Ophiocten   Madsen, 1967 Paratypes 519
banzarei Ophiocten   Madsen, 1967 Paratype 520
banzarei Ophiurolepis   Madsen, 1967 Paratypes 515
banzarei Ophiurolepis   Madsen, 1967 Paratypes 516
banzarei Ophiurolepis   Madsen, 1967 Paratypes 517
banzarei Ophiurolepis   Madsen, 1967 Paratypes 518
belgicae Amphiura   Koehler, 1901 Syntypes 505
bellator Astrohelix paucidens Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 225
bispinosus Ophiomastus   Mortensen, 1925 Syntype 92
bisquamatum Ophiocten   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 87
bisquamatum Ophiocten   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 88
brevicauda Ophioderma   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 415
brevirima Ophiurolepis   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 85
brevirima Ophiurolepis   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 86
brevisquama Ophiopsila   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 63
calbuca Amphiura   Mortensen, 1952 Syntype 357
caligata Ophiomaza   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 58
callista Cryptopelta   Clark, 1932 Paratype 73
canaliculata Ophiocoma   Lütken, 1869 Syntypes 102
capensis Astroconus   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 80
capensis Ophiothrix   Lütken, 1869 Syntypes 478
caribaea Ophiomyxa   Lütken, 1856 Holotype 466
caribaea Ophiothrix   Lütken, 1856 Syntypes 426
carinifera Ophioglypha   Koehler, 1901 Syntype 107
carnea Ophiura   Lütken, 1858 Syntypes 432
caryophyllata Ophiomastix   Lütken, 1869 Holotype? 473
catasticta Astrogymnotes   Clark, 1914 Syntype 71
chilensis Gorgonocephalus novaezelandiae Mortensen, 1924 Holotype 95
chilensis Ophiomitrella   Mortensen, 1952 Syntypes 354
chrysanthi Astrothrombus ornatus Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 224
clemens Ophioglypha   Koehler, 1904 Syntype 105
coerulescens Gymnophiura   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 395
commutata Amphiura   Koehler, 1922 Paratype 68
compensata Ophiobyrsa   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 64
complanatus Ophiolophus   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 59
compressa Amphiura   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 78
confecta Stegophiura   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 61
confusa Ophiozonella   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 62
consecrata Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 55
constrictum Ophiomusium   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 384
contenta Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 56
contigua Ophiacantha   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 403
contigua Ophiozona   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 386
crassa Ophiolepis   Nielsen, 1932 Syntype 89
crassa Ophiolepis   Nielsen, 1932 Syntypes 90
crassa Ophiolepis   Nielsen, 1932 Syntype 91
crispa Amphiura   Mortensen, 1940 Syntypes 94
dacunhae Amphiura   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 375
danae Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 112
danae Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 326
danae Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype 327
decipiens Microphiura   Mortensen, 1910 Syntypes 134
decorata Ophiopezella   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 113
dedita Ophiothrix   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 139
defensor Ophioplinthaca   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 142
delicata Lissophiothrix   Clark, 1938 Paratype 176
densispina Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1936 Paratypes 366
densispina Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1936 Paratype 367
dentatus Ophioscolex spiniger Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 284
dilatata Ophiopsila   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 153
diomedeae Amphiura   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntypes 11
diomedeae Gorgonocephalus   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Holotype 407
diplax Schizoderma   Nielsen, 1932 Syntypes? 145
diplax Schizoderma   Nielsen, 1932 Syntype? 181
dispar Asteronyx   Lütken & Mortensen, 1988 Syntypes 405
dispar Asteronyx   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 406
dividua Amphiodia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 12
dividua Amphiodia   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 117
doederleini Ophioglypha   Koehler, 1901 Syntype 155
duplicatus Ophiophragmus   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 140
durbanensis Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 116
echinolatus Amphioplus   Mortensen, 1940 Holotype 132
elaps Ophioderma   Lütken, 1856 Holotype 430
elegans Ophiolepis   Lütken, 1859 Holotype 453
elegans Ophiothrix   Lütken, 1869 Holotype 476
elevata Amphipholis   Nielsen, 1932 Syntypes 170
eugeniae Amphiura latisquama Mortensen, 1924 Holotype 196
falcatus Amphioplus   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 362
falklandica Ophiomitrella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 369
falklandica Ophiomitrella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 370
falklandica Ophiozonella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 114
falklandica Ophiozonella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 115
falklandica Ophiozonella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 381
falklandica Ophiozonella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntype 382
falklandica Ophiozonella   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 383
fasciata Amphiura   Mortensen, 1940 Holotype 128
fidelis Ophiomitrella   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes? 148
fidelis Ophiomitrella   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 149
fidelis Ophiomitrella   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 150
fissa Amphipholis   Lütken, 1869 Holotype 469
formosa Ophiostigma   Lütken, 1872 Syntypes 463
funebris Ophiomitrella   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 144
furcatus Amphioplus   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 363
furtivus Astrothamnus   Koehler, 1930 Syntype 157
furtivus Astrothamnus   Koehler, 1930 Syntype 158
fuscolineata Ophiactis   Clark, 1938 Paratypes 172
galateae Ophiothrix   Lütken, 1872 Holotype? 480
gibbosa Amphiophiura   Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 136
glabra Ophiopsila   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 143
glabrum Ophiomusium   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntypes 398
gracilis Astrocharis   Mortensen, 1918 Holotype 167
gracilis Ophiophycis   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes? 13
gracilis Ophiophycis   Mortensen, 1933 Syntype? 119
gracilis Ophiothela   Nielsen, 1932 Holotype 179
gracilis Pectinura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntypes 124
gracilis Pectinura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntypes 352
gracilis Pectinura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntype? 353
grandisquama Amphiura guineensis Mortensen, 1936 Syntypes 135
grandisquama Amphiura natalensis Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 210
granifera Ophiomitra   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 508
granulata Ophiovesta   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes? 165
granulosus Amphichondrius   Nielsen,1932 Holotype 169
gymnopora Amphiura   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntypes 14
hamata Ophiomitrella   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 127
hamula Ophiomitra   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 120
helenae Ophiacantha   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 118
heptacantha Ophionephthys   Mortensen, 1940 Holotype 130
hexacantha Ophionema   Nielsen, 1932 Syntypes 180
hexactis Ophionema   Mortensen, 1940 Holotype 129
hexactis Ophionereis   Clark, 1938 Paratype 173
hinemoae Amphiura   Mortensen, 1924 Syntypes 123
hirtus Astrocladus   Mortensen, 1933 Syntypes 125
holboelli Amphiura   Lütken, 1855 Syntypes 482
honestus Ophiophthalmus   Koehler, 1930 Syntype 156
honestus Ophiophthalmus   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes 160
hospes Ophiacantha   Koehler, 1930 Holotype 147
impressa Ophiolepis   Lütken, 1859 Syntypes 437
incertum Ophiomusium   Koehler, 1930 Syntypes? 499
inconspicua Ophiacantha   Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 Syntype 400
inermis Ophioscolex   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 126
ingolfiana Amphilepis   Mortensen, 1933 Holotype 121
ingolfiana Amphilepis   Mortensen, 1933 Paratypes 328
ingolfiana Amphilepis   Mortensen, 1933 Paratypes 329