| Full name: |
World Ophiuroidea database UPDATED!
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| Short name: |
WoRMS Ophiuroidea |
| Version: |
2014-03-01 |
| Release date: |
2014-03-01 |
| Authors/editors: |
Stöhr S. & O’Hara T. (Eds) |
| Taxonomic coverage: |
Animalia - Echinodermata - Ophiuroidea |
| English name of the group: |
Brittle stars and basket stars |
| Number of species: |
2,074 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: |
47 |
| Number of synonyms: |
1,980 |
| Number of common names: |
86 |
| Total number of names: |
4,187 |
| Abstract: |
This first ever world database of extant ophiuroid species names is the result of long term accumulation of taxonomic information from the literature. It is the most recent and up-to-date census of the taxon available. Data are contributed to the Catalogue of Life via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). |
| Organization: |
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden; Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia |
| Website: |
http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea
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