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Amphiura Forbes, 1843

Amphiura 1

AphiaID

123613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123613)

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Typetaxon

Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843

Typetaxon of

Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867

Parent

Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867

Synonymised names

Amphinephthys Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonymized by A.M. Clark)

Ctenamphiura Verrill, 1899 · unaccepted

Hemilepis Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)

Icalia Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)

Monamphiura Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)

Nullamphiura Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)

Ophiopeltis Düben & Koren, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)

Pandelia Fell, 1962 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Subgenus Amphiura (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843
1. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) abbreviata Koehler, 1905
2. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) acrisia H.L. Clark, 1938
3. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) acutisquama A.M. Clark, 1952
4. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) alba Mortensen, 1924
5. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) albella Mortensen, 1933
6. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) ambigua Koehler, 1905
7. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) amokurae Mortensen, 1924
8. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) angularis Lyman, 1879
9. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) annulifera Mortensen, 1924
10. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) assimilis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
11. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) aster Farquhar, 1901
12. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) atlantica Ljungman, 1867
13. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) bidentata Clark, 1938
14. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) brachyactis Clark, 1938
15. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) callida Albuquerque, Campos-Creasey & Guille, 2001
16. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) candida Ljungman, 1867
17. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) capensis Ljungman, 1867
18. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) catephes Clark, 1938
19. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) changi Liao, 2004
20. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) clausadae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
21. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) constricta Lyman, 1879
22. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) corona Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
23. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) correcta Koehler, 1907
24. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) dawbini (Fell, 1952)
25. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939
26. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) diacritica Clark, 1938
27. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) digitula (H.L. Clark, 1911)
28. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
29. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) dolia H.L. Clark, 1938
30. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) elandiformis A.M. Clark, 1966
31. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) euopla Clark, 1911
32. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869
33. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) heraldica Fell, 1952
34. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) hinemoae Mortensen, 1924
35. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879
36. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) lanceolata Lyman, 1879
37. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) leptotata H.L. Clark, 1915
38. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) leucaspis H.L. Clark, 1938
39. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) linearis Mortensen, 1933
40. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) lorioli (Koehler, 1897)
41. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879
42. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) lymani Studer, 1885
43. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) madecassae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
44. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) magellanica Ljungman, 1867
45. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) magnisquama H.L. Clark, 1938
46. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) maxima Lyman, 1879
47. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) micra H.L. Clark, 1938
48. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) micraspis H.L. Clark, 1911
49. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) microsoma H.L. Clark, 1915
50. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) multiremula H.L. Clark, 1938
51. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) nannodes H.L. Clark, 1938
52. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) perplexus (Stimpson, 1855)
53. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) plantei Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978
54. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) poecila H.L. Clark, 1915
55. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) praefecta Koehler, 1907
56. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) psilopora Clark, 1911
57. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) ptena Clark, 1938
58. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) pusilla Farquhar, 1897
59. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) rosea Farquhar, 1894
60. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) septemspinosa H.L. Clark, 1915
61. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) simonsi A.M. Clark, 1952
62. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) spinipes Mortensen, 1924
63. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) stictacantha H.L. Clark, 1938
64. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) trachydisca H.L. Clark, 1911
65. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) trisacantha H.L. Clark, 1928
66. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) tutanekai Baker, 1974
67. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) uncinata Koehler, 1904
68. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) velox Koehler, 1910
69. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) abernethyi Fell, 1951 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) correcta Koehler, 1907 (synonym)
70. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) acrystata accepted as Amphiura arcystata H.L. Clark, 1911 (lapsus calamus by Clark)
71. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) dejecta Koehler, 1922 accepted as Amphiura dejecta Koehler, 1922
72. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) divaricata Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Amphiura divaricata Ljungman, 1867
73. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) duncani Lyman, 1882 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879 (Was a replacement name for A. luetkeni Duncan, when Amphiura was a synonym of Amphipholis.)
74. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) inhacensis J.B. Balinsky, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939 (synonym)
75. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) iridoides Matsumoto, 1917 accepted as Amphiura iridoides Matsumoto, 1917
76. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) koreae Duncan, 1879 accepted as Amphiura koreae Duncan, 1879
77. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) norae Benham, 1909 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) correcta Koehler, 1907 (synonymized by Pawson (1969))
78. Species Amphiura (Amphiura) psilochora (H.L. Clark, 1911) accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) psilochora (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Subgenus Amphiura (Fellaria) A.M. Clark, 1970
1. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) africana (J.B. Balinsky, 1957)
2. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) ecnomiotata H.L. Clark, 1911
3. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) heptacantha (Mortensen, 1940)
4. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) liui Liao, 2004
5. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915)
6. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) sinicola Matsumoto, 1941
7. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) vadicola Matsumoto, 1915
8. Species Amphiura (Fellaria) economiotata accepted as Amphiura (Fellaria) ecnomiotata H.L. Clark, 1911 (spelling mistake)
Subgenus Amphiura (Ophionema) Lütken, 1869
1. Species Amphiura (Ophionema) hexacantha Nielsen, 1932
2. Species Amphiura (Ophionema) intricata Lütken, 1869
3. Species Amphiura (Ophionema) hexactis Mortensen, 1940 accepted as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) hexactis (Mortensen, 1940) (transferred by A.M. Clark (1970))
Subgenus Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) Düben & Koren, 1846
1. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) aestuarii Matsumoto, 1915
2. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) dikellacantha Baker, 1974
3. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) hexactis (Mortensen, 1940)
4. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) parviscutata A.M. Clark, 1966
5. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) phalerata (Lyman, 1874)
6. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) securigera (Düben & Koren, 1846)
7. Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938)
Species Amphiura abyssorum Norman in Jeffreys, 1876
Species Amphiura acacia Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura accedens Koehler, 1910
Species Amphiura acuta (Mortensen, 1936)
Species Amphiura agitata Koehler, 1904
Species Amphiura algida Koehler, 1911
Species Amphiura anomala Lyman, 1875
Species Amphiura antarctica Studer, 1876
Species Amphiura arcystata H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Amphiura argentea Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura atlantidea Madsen, 1970
Species Amphiura belgicae Koehler, 1900
Species Amphiura bellis Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura benthica Castillo-Alárcon, 1968
Species Amphiura beringiana Baranova, 1955
Species Amphiura bihamula H.L. Clark, 1900
Species Amphiura borealis (G.O. Sars, 1872)
Species Amphiura bountyia Devaney, 1974
Species Amphiura brevipes Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura brevispina Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
Species Amphiura calbuca Mortensen, 1952
Species Amphiura canadensis Verrill, 1899
Species Amphiura caparti Cherbonnier, 1962
Species Amphiura carchara H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Amphiura celata Koehler, 1905
Species Amphiura cherbonnieri Guille, 1972
Species Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843
Species Amphiura cipa (Baker, 1977)
Species Amphiura coacta Koehler, 1905
Species Amphiura commutata Koehler, 1922
Species Amphiura complanata Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura concinna Koehler, 1904
Species Amphiura concolor Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura crassipes Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura crispa Mortensen, 1940
Species Amphiura crossota Murakami, 1943
Species Amphiura crypta H.L. Clark, 1939
Species Amphiura ctenacantha (Baker, 1977)
Species Amphiura dacunhae Mortensen, 1936
Species Amphiura deficiens Koehler, 1922
Species Amphiura deichmanni Tommasi, 1965
Species Amphiura dejecta Koehler, 1922
Species Amphiura delamarei Cherbonnier, 1958
Species Amphiura demissa Koehler, 1922
Species Amphiura diastata McClendon, 1909
Species Amphiura diastata (Murakami, 1942) non McClendon, 1909
Species Amphiura diducta Koehler, 1914
Species Amphiura dino A.H. Clark, 1949
Species Amphiura divaricata Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura elegantissima Boone, 1928
Species Amphiura eugeniae Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura eugenioides Clark, 1939
Species Amphiura exigua Verrill, 1899
Species Amphiura fasciata Mortensen, 1940
Species Amphiura fibulata Koehler, 1914
Species Amphiura ficta Koehler, 1910
Species Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Amphiura flexuosa Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura fragilis Verrill, 1885
Species Amphiura glabra Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura goniodes H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Amphiura griegi Mortensen, 1920
Species Amphiura gymnogastra Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura gymnopora Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura hilaris Koehler, 1904
Species Amphiura immira Ely, 1942
Species Amphiura inepta Djakonov, 1954
Species Amphiura instans Koehler, 1905
Species Amphiura iraciae Tommasi & Oliveira, 1976
Species Amphiura iridoides Matsumoto, 1917
Species Amphiura joubini Koehler, 1912
Species Amphiura kandai Murakami, 1942
Species Amphiura kinbergi Ljungman, 1872
Species Amphiura koreae Duncan, 1879
Species Amphiura kuekenthali Koehler, 1913
Species Amphiura lacazei Guille, 1976
Species Amphiura latispina Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura latisquama Mortensen, 1924
Species Amphiura lepidevaspis Djakonov, 1935
Species Amphiura leptobrachia Murakami, 1942
Species Amphiura leptodoma H.L. Clark, 1911
Species Amphiura lunaris Lyman, 1878
Species Amphiura macraspis Murakami, 1942
Species Amphiura macroscytalia Murakami, 1943
Species Amphiura mediterranea Lyman, 1882
Species Amphiura megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1939
Species Amphiura megapoma Murakami, 1942
Species Amphiura microdiscoida H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Amphiura microplax Mortensen, 1936
Species Amphiura modesta Studer, 1882
Species Amphiura monorima Mortensen, 1936
Species Amphiura morosa Koehler, 1905
Species Amphiura muelleri Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
Species Amphiura multispina H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Amphiura nociva Koehler, 1904
Species Amphiura otteri Ljungman, 1872
Species Amphiura pachybactra Murakami, 1942
Species Amphiura palmeri Lyman, 1882
Species Amphiura papillata Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura perita Koehler, 1905
Species Amphiura polyacantha Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura princeps Koehler, 1907
Species Amphiura proposita Koehler, 1922
Species Amphiura protecta Hertz, 1927
Species Amphiura rathbuni Koehler, 1914
Species Amphiura reloncavii Mortensen, 1952
Species Amphiura remota O'Hara & Thuy, 2022
Species Amphiura retusa Djakonov, 1954
Species Amphiura richardi Koehler, 1896
Species Amphiura rosae Tommasi & Oliveira, 1976
Species Amphiura sarsi Ljungman, 1872
Species Amphiura semiermis Lyman, 1869
Species Amphiura seminuda Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura senegalensis Madsen, 1970
Species Amphiura serpentina Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Species Amphiura stepanovi Djakonov, 1954
Species Amphiura stimpsonii Lütken, 1859
Species Amphiura sundevalli (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Amphiura syntaracha H.L. Clark, 1915
Species Amphiura tomentosa Lyman, 1879
Species Amphiura triaina Djakonov, 1954
Species Amphiura tritonis Hoyle, 1884
Species Amphiura tumulosa Djakonov, 1954
Species Amphiura ungulata Madsen, 1970
Species Amphiura ushakovi Djakonov, 1954
Species Amphiura verticillata Ljungman, 1867
Subgenus Amphiura (Acrocnida) accepted as Acrocnida Gislén, 1926 (unsupported synonym)
1. Species Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804) (unsupported synonymization)
2. Species Amphiura (Acrocnida) semisquamata (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Acrocnida semisquamata (Koehler, 1914)
Subgenus Amphiura (Amphioplus) accepted as Amphioplus Verrill, 1899
1. Species Amphiura (Amphioplus) formatus Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiodaphne formata (Koehler, 1905)
2. Species Amphiura (Amphioplus) personata Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) personatus (Koehler, 1905)
3. Species Amphiura (Amphioplus) praestans Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) laevis (Lyman, 1874)
Subgenus Amphiura (Ophiopelte) accepted as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) Düben & Koren, 1846 (misspelling)
1. Species Amphiura (Ophiopelte) sarsi Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphiura sarsi Ljungman, 1872
Species Amphiura abernethyi Fell, 1951 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) correcta Koehler, 1907
Species Amphiura abyssicola M. Sars, 1861 accepted as Ophiactis abyssicola (M. Sars, 1861) (synonym)
Species Amphiura acrystata accepted as Amphiura arcystata H.L. Clark, 1911 (lapsus calamus by Clark)
Species Amphiura adjecta Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) capensis Ljungman, 1867 (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1974))
Species Amphiura affinis Studer, 1885 accepted as Amphioplus affinis (Studer, 1885)
Species Amphiura alternans Koehler, 1923 accepted as Amphiura belgicae Koehler, 1900
Species Amphiura anster accepted as Amphiura aster Farquhar, 1901 represented as Amphiura (Amphiura) aster Farquhar, 1901 (misspelling)
Species Amphiura antarctica (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Ophiophragmus chilensis (Müller & Troschel, 1843) (superceded combination)
Species Amphiura apicula Cherbonnier, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
Species Amphiura arenaria Farquhar, 1913 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) aster Farquhar, 1901
Species Amphiura balli (W. Thompson, 1840) accepted as Ophiactis balli (W. Thompson, 1840)
Species Amphiura bananensis Koehler, 1911 accepted as Amphipholis bananensis (Koehler, 1911)
Species Amphiura barbarae Lyman, 1875 accepted as Amphiodia (Amphispina) urtica (Lyman, 1860) (synonym)
Species Amphiura basilica Koehler, 1907 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) basilicus (Koehler, 1907)
Species Amphiura basilicus Koehler, 1907 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) basilicus (Koehler, 1907)
Species Amphiura brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804)
Species Amphiura brocki Döderlein, 1896 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca (Brock, 1888)
Species Amphiura canescens Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphiactis canescens (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Histampica canescens (Lyman, 1879)
Species Amphiura capax Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus capax (Koehler, 1905)
Species Amphiura caulleryi Koehler, 1897 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) caulleryi (Koehler, 1897)
Species Amphiura causata Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus causatus (Koehler, 1905)
Species Amphiura ceramis H.L. Clark, 1939 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) lorioli (Koehler, 1897) (synonym)
Species Amphiura cernua Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) cernuus (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Silax cernuus (Lyman, 1879)
Species Amphiura cesarea Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) impressus (Ljungman, 1867) (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura chilensis (Müller & Troschel, 1843) accepted as Ophiophragmus chilensis (Müller & Troschel, 1843)
Species Amphiura compressa Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) capensis Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura condita Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) conditus (Koehler, 1905)
Species Amphiura confinis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) confinis (Koehler, 1904)
Species Amphiura congensis Studer, 1882 accepted as Amphioplus congensis (Studer, 1882)
Species Amphiura consors Koehler, 1907 accepted as Silax consors (Koehler, 1907) (transferred by Stöhr & O'Hara (2021))
Species Amphiura cordifera Lütken, 1859 accepted as Amphiodia riisei (Lütken, 1859) (superceded combination)
Species Amphiura cordifera (Bosc, 1802) accepted as Hemipholis cordifera (Bosc, 1802)
Species Amphiura crassa Koehler, 1904 accepted as Amphiodia crassa (Koehler, 1904)
Species Amphiura cuneata Lyman, 1878 accepted as Amphioplus cuneatus (Lyman, 1878)
Species Amphiura cunhae Mortensen, 1936 accepted as Amphiura dacunhae Mortensen, 1936
Species Amphiura dalea Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphioplus daleus (Lyman, 1879) represented as Amphioplus (Unioplus) daleus (Lyman, 1879) accepted as Silax daleus (Lyman, 1879) (synonym)
Species Amphiura danielsseni (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Amphiura debilis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) debilis (Koehler, 1904)
Species Amphiura denticulata Koehler, 1896 accepted as Amphiura fragilis Verrill, 1885
Species Amphiura depressa (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) depressus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphiura destinata (Koehler, 1922) accepted as Amphiura joubini Koehler, 1912
Species Amphiura digna Koehler, 1906 accepted as Amphiura abyssorum Norman in Jeffreys, 1876 (synonym)
Species Amphiura dilatata Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) atlantica Ljungman, 1867
Species Amphiura dispar Koehler, 1897 accepted as Amphioplus dispar (Koehler, 1897) (referred to Amphioplus by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Amphiura duncani Lyman, 1882 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879 (Was a replacement name for A. luetkeni Duncan, 1879)
Species Amphiura duplicata Lyman, 1875 accepted as Histampica duplicata (Lyman, 1875)
Species Amphiura economiotata H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiura (Fellaria) ecnomiotata H.L. Clark, 1911 (spelling mistake)
Species Amphiura elegans (Leach, 1815) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (synonym of suppressed name Ophiura elegans)
Species Amphiura exsecrata Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus exsecratus (Koehler, 1905)
Species Amphiura falcatus (Mortensen, 1933) accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) falcatus Mortensen, 1933
Species Amphiura famula Koehler, 1910 accepted as Amphioplus famula (Koehler, 1910)
Species Amphiura firma Koehler, 1904 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) firma (Koehler, 1904)
Species Amphiura florifera Forbes, 1843 accepted as Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843 (synonym)
Species Amphiura formata Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiodaphne formata (Koehler, 1905)
Species Amphiura frigida Koehler, 1897 accepted as Amphiodia frigida (Koehler, 1897) (referred by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Amphiura fuscoalba Brock, 1888 accepted as Amphiodia fuscoalba (Brock, 1888) accepted as Acrocnida fuscoalba (Brock, 1888) (transferred to Amphiodia by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura gastracantha Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Dougaloplus gastracanthus (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura gaussi Hertz, 1927 accepted as Amphiura dilatata gaussi Hertz, 1927 (taxonomic status unknown)
Species Amphiura geminata (Le Conte, 1851) accepted as Microphiopholis geminata (LeConte, 1851) (synonym)
Species Amphiura gentilis Koehler, 1904 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) gentilis (Koehler, 1904)
Species Amphiura glauca Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) glauca (Lyman, 1879)
Species Amphiura grandis Koehler, 1896 accepted as Amphiura otteri Ljungman, 1872 (synonym)
Species Amphiura granulata Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Amphichondrius granulatus (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
Species Amphiura grata Koehler, 1904 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) grata (Koehler, 1904)
Species Amphiura hastata (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Amphioplus hastatus (Ljungman, 1867) represented as Amphioplus (Lymanella) hastatus (Ljungman, 1867)
Species Amphiura hispida (Le Conte, 1851) accepted as Ophiocnida hispida (Le Conte, 1851)
Species Amphiura holboelli Lütken, 1855 accepted as Amphiura sundevalli (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Amphiura incisa Lyman, 1883 accepted as Amphioplus (Unioplus) incisus (Lyman, 1883)
Species Amphiura incompleta Djakonov, 1954 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) psilopora f. incompleta Djakonov, 1954 (status unclear)
Species Amphiura ingolfiana Mortensen, 1933 accepted as Amphilepis ingolfiana Mortensen, 1933 (erroneous combination)
Species Amphiura inhacensis J.B. Balinsky, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939 (synonym, alternate representation)
Species Amphiura intermedia Koehler, 1905 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) intermedius (Koehler, 1905)
Species Amphiura iris Lyman, 1879 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
Species Amphiura josephinae Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
Species Amphiura kalki Balinsky, 1957 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) candida Ljungman, 1867 (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1974))
Species Amphiura kinbergiensis Koehler, 1914 accepted as Amphiura semiermis Lyman, 1869
Species Amphiura laevis Lyman, 1874 accepted as Amphioplus (Lymanella) laevis (Lyman, 1874)
Species Amphiura leptolepis Murakami, 1943 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) duncani Lyman, 1882 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) luetkeni Duncan, 1879 (synonymized by Cherbonnier & Guille (1978))
Species Amphiura leptopholida H.L. Clark, 1915 accepted as Amphiodia digitula H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) digitula (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Species Amphiura longispina Koehler, 1896 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (synonym)
Species Amphiura macilenta Verrill, 1882 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) macilentus (Verrill, 1882)
Species Amphiura macrostyalia Murakami, 1943 accepted as Amphiura macroscytalia Murakami, 1943 (spelling error)
Species Amphiura magelhanica (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) magellanica Ljungman, 1867 (synonym, misspelling)
Species Amphiura magnifica Koehler, 1907 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphioplus) magnificus (Koehler, 1907) accepted as Silax magnificus (Koehler, 1907) (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Amphiura marginata Lütken, 1856 accepted as Ophiophragmus marginatus (Lütken, 1856)
Species Amphiura marionensis (Bernasconi, 1968) accepted as Amphiura tomentosa Lyman, 1879 (superceded by senior synonym)
Species Amphiura microdiscus Lütken, 1856 accepted as Amphipholis microdiscus (Lütken, 1856)
Species Amphiura misera Koehler, 1899 accepted as Amphipholis misera (Koehler, 1899)
Species Amphiura mortenseni Koehler, 1907 accepted as Amphiura belgicae Koehler, 1900
Species Amphiura murex Koehler, 1908 accepted as Ophiocnida loveni (Ljungman, 1867) (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura neapolitana M. Sars, 1857 accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804) (synonymized by Madsen (1970))
Species Amphiura neglecta (Johnston, 1835) accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Amphiura nereis Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiochiton nereis (Lyman, 1883) (transferred by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura norae Benham, 1909 accepted as Amphiura (Amphiura) correcta Koehler, 1907 (synonymized by Pawson (1969))
Species Amphiura norvegica Ljungman, 1865 accepted as Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865) (synonym)
Species Amphiura notacantha Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Dougaloplus notacanthus (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (transferred by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura novica Koehler accepted as Amphiura nociva Koehler, 1904 (misspelling)
Species Amphiura occidentalis Lyman, 1860 accepted as Amphiodia occidentalis (Lyman, 1860)
Species Amphiura ochroleuca Brock, 1888 accepted as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca (Brock, 1888)
Species Amphiura oerstedi Lütken, 1856 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura olivacea Brock, 1888 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura partita Koehler, 1897 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura parva Hutton, 1878 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura patula Lyman, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura peregrinator Koehler, 1912 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura personata Koehler, 1905 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura phrixa H.L. Clark, 1938 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura phrixocantha A.M. Clark & C.M. Clark, 1976 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura planispina v. Martens, 1867 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura polita Koehler, 1900 (unaccepted, synonymized by Mortensen (1936))
Species Amphiura praestans Koehler, 1905 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura profundi Djakonov, 1954 (unaccepted, status unclear)
Species Amphiura psilochora (H.L. Clark, 1911) (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura pugetana Lyman, 1860 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura pulchella Lyman, 1869 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura puntarenae Lütken, 1856 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura pycnostoma H.L. Clark, 1911 (unaccepted, transferred by A.M. Clark (1970))
Species Amphiura rancureli Tomasi, 1967 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura rapida Koehler, 1930 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura refecta Koehler, 1905 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura relicta Koehler, 1898 (unaccepted, transferred to Amphioplus by H.L. Clark (1915))
Species Amphiura repens Lyman, 1875 (unaccepted, synonymized by Thomas (1962))
Species Amphiura reposita Koehler, 1905 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura resecta Koehler, 1911 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura riisei Lütken, 1859 (unaccepted, superceded combination)
Species Amphiura scabiuscula (unaccepted, spelling mistake)
Species Amphiura scabriuscula Lütken, 1859 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura scripta Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura sculpta Clark A.M., 1955 (unaccepted, synonymized by Madsen (1970))
Species Amphiura septa Lütken, 1859 (unaccepted, transferred to differnt genus)
Species Amphiura servata Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura sexradiata Koehler, 1930 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura spinulosa Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura stearnsii Ives, 1891 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura stepanovi Chernyavskii, 1861 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
Species Amphiura stepanovi Lyman, 1869 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Amphiura stephanovii Tscherniavsky, 1869 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura strata Mortensen, 1933 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura studeri Lyman, 1879 (unaccepted, Replacement name for Amphiura antarctica by Lyman)
Species Amphiura subtilis (Ljungman, 1867) (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura tenera Lütken, 1859 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura tenuispina Ljungman, 1865 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura tesselata Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura tessellata Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura textilis Koehler, 1907 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura torelli (Ljungman, 1872) (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura trepida Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura triscacantha (unaccepted, Misspelled in several publications)
Species Amphiura tumida Lyman, 1878 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura unicinata Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Amphiura urtica Lyman, 1860 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura verrilli Lyman, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura violacea Lütken, 1856 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura virens M. Sars, 1859 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Amphiura vitax Koehler, 1904 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura vivipara H.L. Clark, 1918 (unaccepted)
Species Amphiura wurdemani Lyman, 1860 (unaccepted, wrong spelling and superceded combination)
Species Amphiura wurdemanii Lyman, 1860 (unaccepted, superceded combination)
Species Amphiura abbreviata Koehler, 1905 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura acrisia H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura acutisquama A.M. Clark, 1951 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura aestuarii Matsumoto, 1915 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura africana J.B. Balinsky, 1957 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura alba Mortensen, 1924 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura albella Mortensen, 1933 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura ambigua Koehler, 1905 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura amokurae Mortensen, 1924 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura angularis Lyman, 1879 (alternative representation, synonym)
Species Amphiura annulifera Mortensen, 1924 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura assimilis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura aster Farquhar, 1901 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura atlantica Ljungman, 1867 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura bidentata H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura candida Ljungman, 1867 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura capensis Ljungman, 1867 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura catephes H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura changi Liao, 2004 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura clausadae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura constricta Lyman, 1879 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura corona Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura correcta Koehler, 1907 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura dejectoides H.L. Clark, 1939 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura diacritica H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura digitula (H.L. Clark, 1911) (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura diomedeae Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura dolia H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura ecnomiotata H.L. Clark, 1911 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura elandiformis A.M. Clark, 1966 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura euopla Clark, 1911 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura grandisquama Lyman, 1869 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura heptacantha (Mortensen, 1940) (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura heraldica Fell, 1952 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura incana Lyman, 1879 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura lanceolata Lyman, 1879 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura leptotata H.L. Clark, 1915 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura leucaspis H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura linearis Mortensen, 1933 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura liui Liao, 2004 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura lorioli (Koehler, 1897) (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura luetkeni Duncan, 1879 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura lymani Studer, 1885 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura madecassae Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura magellanica Ljungman, 1867 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura magnisquama H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura maxima Lyman, 1879 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura micra H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura micraspis H.L. Clark, 1911 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura microsoma H.L. Clark, 1915 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura multiremula H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura nannodes H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915) (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura parviscutata A.M. Clark, 1966 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura plantei Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura poecila H.L. Clark, 1915 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura praefecta Koehler, 1907 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura psilopora H.L. Clark, 1911 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura ptena H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura pusilla Farquhar, 1897 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura securigera (Düben & Koren, 1846) (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura septemspinosa H.L. Clark, 1915 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura simonsi A.M. Clark, 1952 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura sinicola Matsumoto, 1941 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura spinipes Mortensen, 1924 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura stictacantha H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938) (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura trachydisca H.L. Clark, 1911 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura trisacantha H.L. Clark, 1928 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura tutanekai Baker, 1974 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura uncinata Koehler, 1904 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura vadicola Matsumoto, 1915 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura velox Koehler, 1910 (alternative representation)
Species Amphiura abyssalis Hertz, 1927 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Amphiura carnea (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly misinterpretation of A. cernua by OCR (see BHL, Lyman 1882))
Species Amphiura maculata (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 150 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123613 on 2024-12-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2007-09-17 13:16:00Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

Licensing

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original description Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 150 [details]

original description (of Monamphiura Fell, 1962) Fell, H. B. (1962). A revision of the major genera of amphiurid Ophiuroidea. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 2, 1-26, 1pl. [details]

original description (of Ophiopeltis Düben & Koren, 1846) Düben, M.W. von; Koren, J. (1846). Öfversigt af Skandinaviens Echinodermer [Overview of Scandinavian Echinodermata]. Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1844. 229-328, plates VI-XI., available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015039478022;view=1up;seq=235 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]