Species Ophiomoeris obstricta (Lyman, 1878)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophioceramis (?) obstricta 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 [124-125, pl. 6(164-166)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.443 1 specimen (Challenger stn 192), Ki (Kei) Is, 239m [5°42'S, 132°25'E].
Paratype(s) MCZ 265 1 specimen (Challenger stn 192), Ki (Kei) Is, 239m [5°42'S, 132°25'E]. - Ophiomoeris spinosa Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [17-18, pl. 4(1-3)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA E2427 5 specimens (Siboga stn 94), Sulu Islands, Sibutu Passage, 450m [5°11.2'N, 119°35.4'E]; ZMA E2428 6 specimens (Siboga stn 95), Sulu archipelago, west of Laparan, 522m [5°43.5'N, 119°40'E]; ZMA E2429 1 specimen (Siboga stn 119), Sulawesi, north-west of Menado, 1901m [1°33.5'N, 124°41'E]; ZMA E2430 5 specimens (Siboga stn 251), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 204m [5°28.4'S, 132°0.2'E]; ZMA E2431 70 specimens (Siboga stn 253), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 304m [5°48.2'S, 132°13'E]; ZMA E2432 4 specimens (Siboga stn 254), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 310m [5°40'S, 132°26'E]; MOM 6 specimens (Siboga stn 253), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 304m [5°48.2'S, 132°13'E]; MNHP EcOs20204 1 specimen, Ile de la Sonde. - Ophiomoeris parva Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 6(2): 29-136, figs 1-62 [39-41, fig. 4-5].
Type data:
Paratype(s) ZMUC 1 specimen (John Murray expedition stn 157), Maldive Is, 229m. - Ophiomoeris inflata Clark, A.H. 1949. Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 195: 3-133, figs 1-22 [15-17, fig. 5a-b].
Type data:
Holotype USNM E6891 1 specimen (Albatross stn 3973), French Frigate Shoals, North Pacific Ocean, 722-726m [23°47.167'N, 166°24.917'W].
Paratype(s) USNM E6892 20 specimens (Albatross stn 3973), French Frigate Shoals, North Pacific Ocean, 722-726m [23°47.167'N, 166°24.917'W].
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 [120-123, fig. 16a-g] (as Ophiomoeris obstricta)
Generic Combinations
- Ophiomoeris obstricta (Lyman, 1878).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ophiogyptis nodosa Koehler, 1905 [misidentification]. —
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [369] (species recorded for Australia)
O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 (re-identified as Ophiomoeris obstricta (Lyman, 1878))
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 75: 1-302, figs 1-144 [250-252, fig. 122] (as Ophiurases obstrictus)
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 [190] (as Ophiomoeris spinosa)
Imaoka, T., Irimura, S., Okutani, T., Oguro, C., S 1991. Echinoderms from continental shelf and slope around Japan Vol. 2. Tokyo : Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association 203 pp. [124, fig. 47] (as Ophiomoeris projecta)
Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [17] (as Ophiomoeris obstricta)
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 [38-39, pl. 5(3-4)] (as Ophiomoeris obstricta)
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 [55-56] (as Ophiomoeris spinosa; many specimens)
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 [26-27, pl. 11(1-3)] (as Ophioceramis (?) obstricta)
Martynov, A.V. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa 2697: 1-154 [124, fig. 7g-h, 13k, 16q, 36e-h] (as Ophiomoeris obstricta)
Matsumoto, H. 1915. A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 67(1): 43-92 [65] (as Ophiomoeris obstricta)
Matsumoto, H. 1917. A monograph of Japanese Ophiuroidea, arranged according to a new classification. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 38(2): 1-408, figs 1-100, pls 1-7 [140] (as Ophiomoeris obstricta)
McKnight, D.G. 1975. Some echinoderms from the northern Tasman Sea. Records of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 2(5): 49-76 [70] (as Ophiomoeris projecta; tubercules present, dark purple stripe along arms, bifurcates over radial shields)
McKnight, D.G. 1993. Records of echinoderms (excluding holothurians) from the Norfolk Ridge and Three Kings Rise north of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 20: 165-190 [174, 187] (as Ophiomoeris projecta)
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