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Histampica

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Histampica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiothamnidae
Genus: Histampica
A.M. Clark, 1970
Type species
Histampica umbonata
(Matsumoto, 1915)
Synonyms[1]

Amphiactis Matsumoto, 1915, non Verrill, 1869

Histampica is a genus of brittle stars in the family Ophiothamnidae. It was originally given the name Amphiactis and placed in the family Amphilepididae. In 1970, the name was found to be a taxonomic homonym of another genus, so it was renamed to Histampica. In 2018, it was transferred to the family Ophiothamnidae.[2][3] The genus contains nine species, with Histampica umbonata as the type species.

Species

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Histampica contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2026). "Histampica A.M. Clark, 1970". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  2. Li, Qihang; Li, Yixuan; Na, Jieying; Han, Xiqiu; Paterson, Gordon L.J.; Liu, Kun; Zhang, Dongsheng; Qiu, Jian-Wen (December 2021). "Description of a new species of Histampica (Ophiuroidea: Ophiothamnidae) from cold seeps in the South China Sea and analysis of its mitochondrial genome". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 178 103658. Bibcode:2021DSRI..17803658L. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103658.
  3. O'Hara, Timothy D.; Stöhr, Sabine; Hugall, Andrew F.; Thuy, Ben; Martynov, Alexander (21 March 2018). "Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification". European Journal of Taxonomy (416). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.