Species Ophiomastix flaccida Lyman, 1874
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiomastix flaccida Lyman, T. 1874. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae, old and new. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 3(10): 221-272 figs A-G pls 1-7 [226-227, pl. 6(14-15)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 1798, Philippines.
Paratype(s) MCZ 1799 3 specimens; MCZ 1881 6 specimens. - Ophiomastix (Acantharachna) mirabilis Smith, E.A. 1877. Description of Acantharachna mirabilis, a new form of Ophiuridae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 13: 335-337 pl. 18 [335, pl. 18].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1953.4.8.35 (probable), 'Isle of Corregidor, Bay of Manilla', Philippines.
Paratype(s) MCZ 1799 8 specimens. - Amphiura trepida Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [93, pl. 14(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA E70 (not listed in Jangoux (1991)), Bali Sea between Bali and Kangeang Ils, 7º15´S 115º15´06˜E, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Devaney, D.M. 1978. A review of the genus Ophiomastix (Ophiuroidea: Ophiocomidae). Micronesica 14(2): 273-359 figs 1-42 [297-302, fig. 9-10] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 19(1): 1-81, figs 1-11 [37] (as Ophiomastix trepidus)
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] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
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 [258] (as Amphioplus trepidus)
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 [138-139, pl. 13(2)] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [250-251] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
Guille, A. & Jangoux, M. 1978. Astérides et Ophiurides littorales de la region d'Amboine (Indonésie). Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris 54: 47-74 [65] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [67] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
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 [330] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
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 [204] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
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 [175] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [391] (as Ophiomastix flaccida)
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 Ophiomastix flaccida)
History of changes
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