Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Species Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842

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Species Ophiocoma pica Müller & Troschel, 1842


Compiler and date details

2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, South Africa, South Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [172-173, pl. 11(5-6)] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, A.H. 1949. Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 195: 3-133, figs 1-22 [51-52] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, A.H. 1952. Echinoderms from the Marshall Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 102: 265-303 [295] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [173] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [86-87, fig. 22f, pl. 18(4)] (as Ophiocoma pica)

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 [293] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, H.L. 1917. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific in charge of Alexander Agassiz by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. X. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 61(12): 429-453 pls 1-5 [441] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [127-128, pl. 13(8)] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [333] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [244] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Devaney, D.M. 1970. Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a reevaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 51: 1-41 figs 1-50 [25, fig. 23-24, 27] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Guille, A. & Jangoux, M. 1978. Astérides et Ophiurides littorales de la region d'Amboine (Indonésie). Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris 54: 47-74 [64] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Irimura, S. & Tachikawa, H. 2003. Ophiuroids from the Ogasawara Islands. Ogasawara Research 28: 1-26 [15-16] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [62] (as Ophiocoma lineolata)

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 [324-325, pl. 73(1-4)] (as Ophiocoma lineolata)

Koehler, R. 1930. Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 89: 1-295 pls 1-22 [205] (as Ophiocoma lineolata)

Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [262-263, fig. 141] (as Ophiocoma pica)

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 [171] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Marsh, L.M. 1986. Echinoderms. In Faunal surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringaham Reef, north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 63-74 [71] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp. [61] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Murakami, S. 1943. Report on the ophiurans of Palao, Caroline Islands. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(4): 159-204 figs 1-17 [196, fig. 14] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Price, A.R.G. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1996. Indian Ocean echinoderrms collected during the 'Sindbad' voyage (1980-81): 3. Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 62(2): 71-82 [77] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [387-388] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Sloan, N.A., Clark, A.M. & Taylor, J.D. 1979. The echinoderms of Aldabra and their habitats. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 37(2): 81-128 figs 1-22 [106] (as Ophiocoma pica)

Studer, T. 1882. Übersicht über die Ophiuriden, welche während der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde 1874–1876 gesammelt wurden. Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1: 1-37, pls 1-3 [21] (as Ophiocoma lineolata)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 22-Jul-2013 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)