Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ophioplinthus divisa
Depth: 2075-2487 m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Ophiurida
Suborder
Ophiurina
Family
Ophiopyrgidae
Genus
Ophioplinthus
Species
divisa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ophioglypha divisa Lütken & Mortensen, 1899, Ophiura (Ophiura) divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899), Ophiura divisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899), 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.
- Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ophioplinthus divisa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19004. Accessed 1 November 2026.