Ophiambix aculeatus

Familia: Abyssuridae
Genus: Ophiambix
Species: Ophiambix aculeatus

Ophiambix aculeatus Lyman, 1880

• ZooBank: B2E1DD12-ACD5-45BC-B2C3-DBB508738AA6

• Type locality: Challenger station 175, near Fiji Islands; 1350 fms.

• Ophiambix aculeatus Lyman, 1880: 11, pl. 2(29–31); — Okanishi et al., 2020: 197; — Paterson & Baker, 1988: 1583–1584, figs. 1g–i, 2g, 4; — Martynov & Korshunova, 2025: fig. 3C1–9.

• Lyman, T. 1880. A structural feature, hitherto unknown among Echinodermata, found in deep-sea ophiurans. Anniversary memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 1-12. BHL Reference page. 
• Martynov, A.V. & Korshunova T.A. 2025. The Enigmatic Hadal Ophiuroid Has Found Its Place: A New Family Abyssuridae Links Ultra-Abyssal and Shallow-Water Fauna. Diversity 17(12): 1–17. DOI: 10.3390/d17120827 . Reference page. 
• Okanishi, M., Kato, M., Watanabe, H.K., Chen, C., Fujita, T. 2020. Large populations of two new species of Ophiambix (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) discovered on Japanese hot vents and cold seeps. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68: 196–213. DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0017 Reference page. 
• Paterson, G.L.J. & Baker, A.N. 1988. A revision of the genus Ophiambix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) including the description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 22(6): 1579–1590. DOI: 10.1080/00222938800770991 Reference page. 

• Ophiambix aculeatus Lyman, 1880 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on December 19, 2025

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