WoRMS name details

Ophiothrix exigua Lyman, 1874

212423  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212423)

alternative representation
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]   
Holotype  MCZ OPH-2330  
Holotype MCZ OPH-2330 [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south japan,...  
Distribution Also distributed in Maldive area, 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).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-72 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix exigua Lyman, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212423 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
1999-06-09 14:35:38Z
created
2000-09-22 07:17:05Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
checked
2007-07-19 10:51:37Z
checked
2023-07-07 08:10:22Z
changed

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original description Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Huang ZG. & Mak PMS. (1982). Studies on biofouling in Tolo Harbour. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 767-787.  [details]   

basis of record 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  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MCZ OPH-2330 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-2331 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-2332 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-2579 [details]
Paratype MCZ OPH-4096 [details]
From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in Maldive area, 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).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-72 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Remark In Subgenus (Ophiothrix) Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Type locality: Philippines. Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 2330, paratypes Museum of comparative Zoology No. 2331-2332, Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2579, Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 4096 (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LanguageName 
Japanese ナガトゲクモヒトデ  [details]