Species Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiacantha tuberculosa Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 1. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 5(7): 65-168, pls 1-10 [137, pl. 8(204-205)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.315 1 specimen (Challenger stn 210), Mindanao Sea, 697m [9°26'N, 123°45'E].
Paratype(s) MCZ 2018 1 specimen (Challenger stn 210), Mindanao Sea, 697m [9°26'N, 123°45'E]. - Ophiacantha congesta Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [103-104, pl. 24(1-2)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA E2334 1 specimen (Siboga stn 74), Makassar Strait, west of Makassar, 450m [5°3.5'S, 119°0'E]; ZMA E2335 2 specimens (Siboga stn 161), Irian Jaya, east of Kafiau Island, 798m [1°10.5'S, 130°9'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141
Generic Combinations
- Ophialcaea tuberculosa (Lyman, 1878).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
NW Australia (696-700 m), Philippines (685-969 m), Indonesia (450-798 m).
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Clark, A.M. 1965. Japanese and other ophiuroids from the collections of the Munich Museum. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 13(2): 37-71, 6 figs 1 pl [41-42] (as Ophialcaea congesta)
Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [217] (as Ophialcaea congesta)
Guille, A. 1981. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Mémoires de ORSTOM 91: 413-456, 4 figs, 9 pls [424] (as Ophialcaea congesta)
Koehler, R. 1922. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Ophiurans of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(5): 1-486, pls 1-103 [85, pl. 15(6-7)] (as Ophialcaea congesta)
Lyman, T. 1882. Ophiuroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 5: 1-385 pls 1-48 [181, pl. 10(1-3)] (as Ophiacantha tuberculosa)
O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [63-64] (as Ophialcaea tuberculosa)
History of changes
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |