Species Ophioplinthaca plicata (Lyman, 1878)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiomitra plicata 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 [150-151, pl. 8(209-212), 9(233-235)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.186 1 specimen (Challenger stn 205), west of Luzon Is, 1953m [16°42'N, 119°22'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1882.12.23.183 1 specimen (Challenger stn 170a), Kermadec Islands, 1171m [29°45'S, 178°11'W]; BMNH 1882.12.23.313 1 specimen (Challenger stn 214), Off Meangis Is, 930m [4°33'N, 127°6'E]; MCZ 2062 1 specimen (Challenger stn 170a), Kermadec Islands, 1171m [29°45'S, 178°11'W]. - Ophioplinthaca vicina Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [129-130, pl. 25(1-3)].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA E2454 1 specimen (Siboga stn 226), Banda Sea, between Lucipara and Mai Islands, Mid channel between the Lacipara and Schildpad Islands, 1595m [5°26.7'S, 127°36.5'E].
Generic Combinations
- Ophioplinthaca plicata (Lyman, 1878).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ophioplinthaca incisa (Lyman, 1883) [Ophioplinthaca incisa (Lyman, 1883) (=Ophiomitra incisa Lyman, 1883) does not occur in Australia; specimens recorded as this by Baker & Devaney (1981) and Rowe & Gates (1995) are Ophioplinthaca plicata (Lyman, 1878) (O'Hara pers.comm.)]. —
Baker, A.N. & Devaney, D.M. 1981. New records of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including new species of Ophiacantha and Ophionereis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105(4): 155-178, figs 1-98
O'Hara, T.D. 1990. New records of Ophiuridae, Ophiacanthidae and Ophiocomidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 287-305, 2 figs [301, fig. 2j]
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [375]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Transition (5), Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
General References
Baker, A.N. & Devaney, D.M. 1981. New records of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including new species of Ophiacantha and Ophionereis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105(4): 155-178, figs 1-98 [174] (as Ophioplinthaca incisa)
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 [211] (as Ophioplinthaca plicata)
Guozhen, L. 1987. Deep-sea ophiurans in the South China Sea. Nanhai Studia Marina Sinica 8: 143-153, pl. 1 [143-145, fig. 2, pl. 1(2)] (as Ophiomitra plicata)
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 [203-204, pl. 10(7-9)] (as Ophiomitra plicata)
O'Hara, T.D. 1990. New records of Ophiuridae, Ophiacanthidae and Ophiocomidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 287-305, 2 figs [301-302, fig. 2j] (as Ophioplinthaca incisa)
O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [84-85, fig. 8m-p, 18g] (as Ophioplinthaca plicata)
History of changes
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