WoRMS taxon details
Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
213217 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213217)
accepted
Species
Ophiarachna armata Troschel, 1879 · unaccepted
Ophiarachna septemspinosa Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiarachna septemspinosa 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: mostly agrees with Sloan et al. (in press) but some lateral interradial areas red-brown and bands of this...
Description Colour in life: mostly agrees with Sloan et al. (in press) but some lateral interradial areas red-brown and bands of this colour on the arms may extend over three segments. Uniform dull grey or grey-green overall, radial shields dark brown (Sloan et al., 1979). Description: arm length to 18 cm, disc diameter to 4.2 cm. Similar to O. gorgonia with small, round radial shields exposed. Disc pale grey to green with radial shields dark brown. Arms banded. Habitat: under coral in lagoons and shallow reef areas.
Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: WIO to W Pacific (Richmond, 1998); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-55 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: WIO to W Pacific (Richmond, 1998); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-55 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213217 on 2024-04-16
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original description
(of Ophiarachna septemspinosa 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]
original description (of Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874) 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]
original description (of Ophiarachna armata Troschel, 1879) Troschel, F.H. 1879. Eine neue Art der Ophiuridengattung Ophiarachna. Sitzungsberichte der niederrheinischen Gesellschaft in Bonn, 135-138. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn.</em> 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]
additional source 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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original description (of Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874) 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]
original description (of Ophiarachna armata Troschel, 1879) Troschel, F.H. 1879. Eine neue Art der Ophiuridengattung Ophiarachna. Sitzungsberichte der niederrheinischen Gesellschaft in Bonn, 135-138. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn.</em> 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]
additional source 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
Paratype (of Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874) MCZ OPH-945 [details]
From other sources
Description Colour in life: mostly agrees with Sloan et al. (in press) but some lateral interradial areas red-brown and bands of this colour on the arms may extend over three segments. Uniform dull grey or grey-green overall, radial shields dark brown (Sloan et al., 1979). Description: arm length to 18 cm, disc diameter to 4.2 cm. Similar to O. gorgonia with small, round radial shields exposed. Disc pale grey to green with radial shields dark brown. Arms banded. Habitat: under coral in lagoons and shallow reef areas. Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
General distribution: WIO to W Pacific (Richmond, 1998); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-55 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype (probable) Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Netherlands) (formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie). Type locality: the Moluccas, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-147) (from synonym Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-945) (from synonym Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-147) (from synonym Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-945) (from synonym Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records)
