Species Ophiophycis johni McKnight, 2003
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiophycis johni McKnight, D.G. 2003. New brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from New Zealand waters. Zootaxa 352: 1-36 [18-19, fig. 4(c-d,f)].
Type data:
Holotype NZOI 3350 1 specimen (NZOI stn R435), off NE coast, 985-1190m [39°25.8'S, 178°25.32'E].
Paratype(s) NZOI 3448 10 specimens (NZOI stn R435), off NE coast, 985-1190m [39°25.8'S, 178°25.32'E].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
General References
Vadon, C. 1991. Echinodermata: Ophiuridae profunds de Novelle-Calédonie. Formes paedomorphes. Resultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM Vol. 8. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 151: 335-356 [339-341, fig. 3-4, 15-17] (as Ophiophycis aff guillei)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED |