CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
25 180910 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Ophiodyscrita spp.  
Rank
Genus
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
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Marine unspecified
Parent Codes
25 180921     Ophiodermatidae
Child Codes
25 180022     Ophiodyscrita acosmeta
Taxon Notes
This genus is listed by O'Hara et al, 2017 and O'Hara et al, 2018 as "Ophiacanthida incertae cedis" - we retain it here pending clarification of its' true position and 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:1b7a4dd5-bdd5-43f3-aafe-9c5410d244ca
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