CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	25 185953 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Ophiotomidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.) Family: 25 185 Ophiotomidae (brittlestars) - show full list Common Name: brittlestars Organism Type: a brittlestar Synonyms: Ophiotretidae Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 25 185000     Ophiacanthidae, Ophiocamacidae, Ophiotomidae, Ophiobyrsidae Child Codes: 25 185926     Ophiocomina spp. 25 185909     Ophiocopa spp. 25 185912     Ophiomitra spp. 25 185916     Ophiopristis spp. 25 185920     Ophiotoma spp. 25 185904     Ophiotreta spp.

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This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

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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