Species Gymnolophus obscura (Ljungman, 1867)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophiocnemis obscura Ljungman, A.V. 1867. Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 23(9): 303-336 [333].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NHRM Type-1397 2 syntypes, Singapore to Strait of Malacca.
• Ophiothela holdsworthii Smith, E.A. 1878. Description of a remarkable new form of Ophiuridae from Ceylon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(1): 463-465 [464-465].
• Ophioaethiops unicolor Brock, J. 1888. Die Ophiuridenfauna des indischen Archipels. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 47: 465-539 [524-526].
• Ophiohelix elegans Koehler, R. 1895. Catalogue raisonné des Echinodermes recueillis par M. Korotev aux Îles de la Sonde. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 8(3): 374-423 pl. 9 [405-407, pl. 9(1-2)].
• Ophiolophus complanatus 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 [191-193, pl. 13(3-6)].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, A.M. 1967. Notes on the family Ophiotrichidae (Ophiuroidea). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13 9(106–8): 637-656 fig. 1 pls 10-11 [649-654] (as Gymnolophus obscura)

 

Generic Combinations

• Gymnolophus obscura (Ljungman, 1867).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Murray Ils to Mooloolaba, Qld, Monte Bello Is., Ningaloo WA; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-52 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

 

General References

Bell, F.J. 1902. The Actinogonidiate echinoderms of the Maldive and Laccadive Islands. pp. 223-233 in The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos. Cambridge Vol. 1. [229-230] (as Ophioaethiops unicolor)

Brock, J. 1888. Die Ophiuridenfauna des indischen Archipels. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 47: 465-539 [521-522] (as Gymnolophus holdsworthii)

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. [82-83] (as Gymnolophus obscura)

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 [286] (as Ophioaethiops elegans)

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 [116-117, pl. 16(2)] (as Ophiomaza obscura)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [234-235] (as Ophiomaza obscura)

Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures novelles ou peu connues. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 17: 54-119, 98 figs [115-116] (as Ophioaethiops unicolor)

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 [233] (as Ophiocnemis obscura)

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 [230] (as Ophiomaza obscura)

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 [74] (as Gymnolophus obscura)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [411] (as Gymnolophus obscura)

 

History of changes

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