Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 25 180022 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & 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
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Marine unspecified
- Parent Codes
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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
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Australian Faunal Directory (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 AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species 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)
- 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.