Species Ophionereis dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophiolepis dubia Desjardins, J. in Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig : Papier, Druck und Verlag 134 pp. 12 pls. [94] [originally figured by Müller & Troschel in <0656> [pl. 1 fig. 3 (1)–3(10)] see <0003> (239)].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Red Sea.
• Ophionereis dubia sinensis Duncan, P.M. 1879. On some Ophiuroidea from the Korean Seas. Journal of the Linnean Society Zool. 14: 445-482, pls 9-11 [464] [as Ophionereis dubia var. sinensis].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1880.1.3.9, the Korean Sea.
• Ophiocrasis dictydisca 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 [175-177, fig. 79].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 25715, off Japan.
• Ophiocrasis marktanneri 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 [90-91].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZIUT, ?Enoshima, Sagami Bay, Japan.
• Ophionereis stigma 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 [325-327].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 5209, Cape Leveque, WA.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 5210–5212, 5214 41 specimens, Broome WA; WAM Z1974 1 specimen (old number: 262-39), Broome, WA; ZMA E2488 1 specimen, Broome, WA; MCZ 5213 14 specimens, Cape Bossut, WA; USNM E6734 2 specimens, Broome, WA; AM J6230 3 specimens, Broome, WA.
• Ophiocrasis latens Murakami, S. 1944. Note on the ophiurans from Amakusa, Kyusyu. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(8): 259-280 5 fig 1 pl. [275-276, fig. 5].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, A.M. 1953. A revision of the genus Ophionereis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 123(1): 65-94 figs 1-12 pls 1-3 [83-88, pl. 2(1-2), fig. 1a, 9-10] (as Ophionereis dubia)
• Irimura, S. 1981. Ophiurans of Tanabe Bay and its vicinity, with the description of a new species of Ophiocentrus. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 26(1/3): 15-49, pl. 1 [46] (as Ophionereis dubia)

 

Generic Combinations

• Ophionereis dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Africa

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Province (6)

Ecological Descriptors

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

 

General References

Bell, F.J. 1884. Echinodermata. 117–177, 509–512, pls 8–17, 45 in Coppinger, R.W. (ed). Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert 1881–2. (as Ophionereis dubia; some specimens = O. semoni)

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [203-205, fig. 67(A-F)] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Clark, A.H. 1949. Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 195: 3-133, figs 1-22 [46] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [179-180, fig. 193] (as Ophionereis dubia)

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. [88-89, fig. 40a, pl. 21(3)] (as Ophionereis dubia)

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 [290] (as Ophiocrasis dictydisca)

Clark, H.L. 1923. The echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13(7): 221-435 figs 1-4 pls 8-23 [343-344] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [239] (as Ophionereis stigma)

Fujita, T. 1998. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from Fukue Island off Kyushu, Western Japan, including three new records for Japan. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) 31: 223-230 [224] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Gibbs, P.E., Clark, A.M. & Clark, C.M. 1976. Echinoderms from the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 30(4): 101-144 [128] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Irimura, S. 1969. Supplemental report of Dr. Murakami's paper on the ophiurans of Amakusa, Kyushu. Publications from the Amakusa Marine Biology Laboratory, Kyusku University 2(1): 37-48 [46] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Irimura, S. 1979. Ophiuroidea of Sado Island, the Sea of Japan. Annual Report of the Sado Marine Biological Station, Niigata University 9: 1-6 [5] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Irimura, S. 1982. The Brittle-stars of Sagami Bay. Japan : Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household 95 pp, 15 pls. [71-72, fig. 43, pl. 2(6), 13(1)] (as Ophionereis dubia)

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 [310] (as Ophionereis dubia)

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 [200-201] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [274-275, fig. 151] (as Ophionereis dubia dubia)

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 [338-340, fig. 94] (as Ophiocrasis marktanneri)

Mortensen, T. 1933. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea: Ophiuroidea). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 93: 215-400, figs 1-91, pls 8-19 [374] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Mortensen, T. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran 2: 55-112 figs 1-24 pls 1-2 [74] (as Ophionereis dubia)

Murakami, S. 1942. Ophiurans of Izu, Japan. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(1): 1-36 [34] (as Ophiocrasis marktanneri)

Murakami, S. 1944. Note on the ophiurans from Amakusa, Kyusyu. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(8): 259-280 5 fig 1 pl. [277] (as Ophiocrasis marktanneri)

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 Ophionereis dubia)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [408] (as Ophionereis dubia)

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 [111] (as Ophionereis dubia)

 

History of changes

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