Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Ophioderma teres (Lyman, 1860)

ofiura suave

Photo: Cruise Report FLAMINGO MV1007.
Photo: Cruise Report FLAMINGO MV1007.

Depth: intertidal to 30, ecxtended to 46 m by museum holdings

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Echinodermata

Class
Ophiuroidea

Order
Ophiacanthida

Suborder
Ophiodermatina

Family
Ophiodermatidae

Genus
Ophioderma

Species
teres

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ophiura teres Lyman, 1860, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Gulf of California to Panamá and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

References

  • Hickman, C.P. Jr. (1998) A Field Guide to Sea Stars and other Echinoderms of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 83 pp.
  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
  • 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.
  • 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, Ophioderma teres", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8565. Accessed 6 July 2025.