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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	25 176931 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Perlophiura spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) Family: 25 176 (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 176000     Ophiuridae, Ophiomusaidae, Ophiosphalmidae, Astrophiuridae, Ophiopyrgidae Child Codes: 25 176126     Perlophiura profundissima

Taxon Notes:

This genus is listed as family incertae cedis in O'Hara et al, 2017 - here we place it in Ophiuridae sensu lato 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.

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Scientific Name verified against:

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