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Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Turner, R. L. (1985). Microphiopholis, replacement name for Micropholis Thomas, 1966 (Ophiuroidea: Amphiuridae) NON Huxley, 1859 (Amphibia: Dissorophidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wshington, 98(4): 1028–1029. https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=131473

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Echinodermata
class
Ophiuroidea
order
Amphilepidida
family
Amphiuridae
genus
Microphiopholis
species
Microphiopholis atra

Name

Synonyms
Amphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852)
Amphiodia gyraspis H.L.Clark, 1915
Amphiodia limbata (Grube, 1857)
Amphipholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
Amphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857)
Micropholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
Ophiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852
Ophiolepis limbata Grube, 1857
Homonyms
Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)
Common names
Ofiúro-costeiro in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

  1. Cano, L. Z.; Damiano, C. D. J. S.; Alitto, R. A. D. S.; Borges, M. (2026). Taxonomic status of the genera Amphipholis and Microphiopholis (Amphiuridae: Ophiuroidea): microstructural analyses and <i>Microphiopholis</i> (Amphiuridae: Ophiuroidea): microstructural analyses. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207(1). 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag059
  2. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  3. Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.
  4. Turner, R.L. 1985. Microphiopholis, replacement name for Micropholis Thomas, 1966 (Ophiuroidea: Amphiuridae) NON Huxley, 1859 (Amphibia: Dissorophidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wshington 98(4): 1028-1029.
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