Common Names
Common Names in English:
Notched Brittle Star
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,869 meters (0 to -15,974 feet).Mean = -205.580 meters (-674.475 feet), Standard Deviation = 532.610 based on 174 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
()
- Echinoderms
- Class:
Ophiuroidea
()
- Order:
Ophiurida
()
- Family:
Curculionoidea
()
- Genus:
Ophiura
()
- Lamarck, 1816
- Specific name:
sarsi
- Lütken, 1855
- Scientific name: - Ophiura sarsi Lütken, 1855
- Specific name:
sarsi
- Lütken, 1855
- Genus:
Ophiura
(
- Family:
Curculionoidea
(
- Order:
Ophiurida
(
- Class:
Ophiuroidea
(
- Phylum:
Echinodermata
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Ophiura sarsi Lutken, 1855
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 27-Dec-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ophiura
There are approximately 54 species in this genus:
O. acervata · O. aequalis · O. affinis · O. albida · O. ambigua · O. atacta · O. aurantiaca · O. bathybia · O. carnea · O. chathamensis · O. ciliaris · O. concreta · O. crassa · O. cryptolepis · O. cryptolepis cryptolepis · O. flagellata · O. flexibilis · O. grubei · O. hendleri · O. irrorata · O. jejuna · O. kinbergi · O. kofoidi · O. lacertosa · O. laevis · O. lenticularis · O. leptoctenia · O. ljungmani · O. loveni · O. luetkeni · O. lutkeni · O. maculata · O. meridionalis · O. micracantha · O. moniliformis · O. mundata · O. nodosa · O. ooplax · O. ophiura · O. quadrispina · O. robusta · O. rugosa · O. sarsi (Notched Brittle Star) · O. sarsii · O. scomba · O. scutulata · O. signata · O. speciosa · O. spp · O. squamosa · O. textura · O. texturata · O. ursula · O. verrucosa
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 10 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 01, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, A comparison of benthic biodiversity in the North Sea, English Channel and Celtic Seas
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Atlantic Reference Centre
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bay of Fundy Species List
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, EPA'S EMAP Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Gwaii Haanas Invertebrates
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Histroical benthic dredge samples from the southern baltic and the North Sea
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Invertebrates
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Marine benthic dataset
- commissioned by UKOOA
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2765094
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-157424
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13727693
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 157424
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153396
