Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ophionereis porrecta
Depth: 0-30 m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Amphilepidida
Suborder
Ophionereidina
Family
Ophionereididae
Genus
Ophionereis
Species
porrecta
Taxon category: Accepted
Synm: Ophionereis aplacophora Murakami, 1943 (synonym) Ophionereis crassipinna Ljungman, 1867 Ophionereis crassispina Ljungman, 1867 Ophionereis sophiae Brock, 1888 Ophionereis squamata Ljungman, 1867 (synonym acc. to Lyman (1882)), fide Horton et al. (2021)
Origin: Endemic
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ophionereis porrecta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19000. Accessed 1 November 2026.