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Species Macrophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816)


Compiler and date details

2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Generic Combinations

  • Macrophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816).
  • Macrophiothrix microplax (Bell, 1884).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Africa


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [153-154, pl. 4(3-4), fig. 61(28,29)] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Clark, A.H. 1952. Echinoderms from the Marshall Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 102: 265-303 [293] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

Clark, A.M. 1968. Notes on some tropical Indo-Pacific ophiotrichids and ophiodermatids (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 16(7): 277-322 figs 1-10 pl. 1 [300-302, fig. 3m-o, 4p-r, 5p-r, 7l, m] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [139] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

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. [84-85] (as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) picturata)

Clark, H.L. 1908. Some Japanese and East Indian echinoderms. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 51(11): 279–311 [298] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [257] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [274-275] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [113] (as Ophiothrix punctolimbata)

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 [340] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 3(4): 361-482 figs 108-142 [433-434] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

Clark, H.L. 1932. Echinodermata (other than Asteroidea) of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928–29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4(7): 197-239 figs 1-9 pl. 1 [204] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [288-290] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [221] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

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 Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Guille, A. & Wolff, W.J. 1984. Résultats biologiques de l'Expédition Snellius Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea I. 1 fig., 6 pis. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 213: 138 [17, fig. 3f-j] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Hoggett, A.K. 1991. The genus Macrophiothrix (Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) in Australian waters. Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 1077-1146, 36 figs [1103-1108, fig. 14-15] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Irimura, S. & Tachikawa, H. 2003. Ophiuroids from the Ogasawara Islands. Ogasawara Research 28: 1-26 [11] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Koehler, R. 1898. Échinodermes, receuillis par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les ophiures littorales. Bulletin Scientique de la France et de la Belgique 31: 55-124, pls 2-5 [97] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [92-93] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [235-238, pl. 31(3), 33(10), 100(2)] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [143-144] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [226-228, fig. 112b, 113b, 114b, 115b, 116c] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Lyman, T. 1879. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 2. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 6(2): 17-83, pls 11-19 [54] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

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 [227] (as Ophiothrix punctolimbata)

Marsh, L.M. 1986. Echinoderms. In Faunal surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringaham Reef, north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 63-74 [70] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda; in part M. lorioli)

Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp. [61] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

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 [227, fig. 65] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

McKnight, D.G. 1989. Further records of Tasman and Coral Sea echinoderms. DMFS Reports 3: 3-18 [11] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

McKnight, D.G. 1989. Some echinoderm records from the tropical Southwest Pacific Ocean. DMFS Reports 3: 19-30 [26] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

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 [75] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [413-414] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

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 [102-103] (as Macrophiothrix longipeda)

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 [26] (as Ophiothrix longipeda)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 ECHINODERMATA 10-Aug-2023 MODIFIED Nish Nizar (NMV)
15-Sep-2023 22-Jul-2013 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED