WoRMS name details
Ophioplocus imbricata (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
213468 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213468)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiolepis imbricata Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details] 
Description Colour in life: dark grey-green dorsal surface with paler irregular patches on disc and pale bands on arms alternating...
Description Colour in life: dark grey-green dorsal surface with paler irregular patches on disc and pale bands on arms alternating equally with dark bands three to four segments wide, ventral arm surface mid-brown with grey-green banding as on dorsal surface . Other individuals grey-brown disc and arms with dark grey-green transverse arm bands 1-5 segments wide, paler but similar below (Humphreys, 1981). Description: Arm length to 7.5 cm, disc diameter to 2.5 cm. Overall colour greyish-green with pale patches on disc and banding on arms. Habitat: under coral in lagoons and shallow reef areas.
Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: from East Africa to Hawaii (Tortonese, 1980); WIO to W Pacific. Richmond 1997 (Richmond, 1998); tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-30 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: from East Africa to Hawaii (Tortonese, 1980); WIO to W Pacific. Richmond 1997 (Richmond, 1998); tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-30 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioplocus imbricata (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213468 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Ophiolepis imbricata Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159 [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
source of synonymy Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
source of synonymy Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Colour in life: dark grey-green dorsal surface with paler irregular patches on disc and pale bands on arms alternating equally with dark bands three to four segments wide, ventral arm surface mid-brown with grey-green banding as on dorsal surface . Other individuals grey-brown disc and arms with dark grey-green transverse arm bands 1-5 segments wide, paler but similar below (Humphreys, 1981). Description: Arm length to 7.5 cm, disc diameter to 2.5 cm. Overall colour greyish-green with pale patches on disc and banding on arms. Habitat: under coral in lagoons and shallow reef areas.Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: from East Africa to Hawaii (Tortonese, 1980); WIO to W Pacific. Richmond 1997 (Richmond, 1998); tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-30 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Spelling Spelled as O. imbricatus in Clark & Rowe, 1971, Tortonese (1951), (Tortonese, 1980), (A.M. Clark, 1980)
Syntypes (probable) Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany), Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Netherlands)(formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Type locality: Mauritius (as 'Isle de France') and Timor, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
