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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	25 180022 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Ophiodyscrita acosmeta   H.L. Clark, 1938
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) Family: 25 180 Ophiodermatidae (brittlestars) - show full list Common Name: [a brittlestar] Organism Type: a brittlestar Synonyms: Ophiodyscrita pacificus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 25 180910     Ophiodyscrita spp. Previous Codes (if any): 25 180023

Taxon Notes:	The genus Ophiodyscrita is listed by O'Hara et al, 2017 and O'Hara et al, 2018 as "Ophiacanthida incertae cedis" - we retain it in Ophiodermatidae pending clarification of its' true position and status.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5d55d129-5f6b-4848-8733-0432832da00c Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243658 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2020-06-29 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Rowe, F.W.E. Gates, J., 1995, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 33. Echinodermata. CSIRO, East Melbourne
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.