CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
25 176910 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Ophiomastus spp.  
Rank
Genus
CAAB category
25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.)
Family
25 176 Ophiuridae (brittlestars) - show full list
Common Name
[a brittlestar]
Organism Type
a brittlestar
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Marine unspecified
Parent Codes
25 176951     Ophiuridae
Child Codes
25 176053     Ophiomastus meridionalis
25 176087     Ophiomastus sp. MoV 5503
25 176022     Ophiomastus tegulitius
Taxon Notes
This genus is listed as family incertae cedis in O'Hara et al, 2018 - here we retain it in Ophiuridae pending more work to clarify it status. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:27250fb5-e96e-4ef0-b006-b0cafd8988fb
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Record source
O'Hara, T.D., Hugall, A.F., Thuy, B., Stöhr, S., Martynov, A.V., 2017. Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea., Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 107: 415-430. . doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006
Scientific Name verified against
O'Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S., Hugall, A.F., Thuy, B., Martynov, A., 2018. Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification., European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol. 416: 1-35. . doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416