WoRMS name details
Ophiocoma alternans Endean, 1964
212380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212380)
unaccepted (junior homonym of O. alternans v. Martens, 1870)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Endean, R. 1963. A new species of brittle-star (Echinodermata. Ophiuroidea) from northern New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 88(3), 295-297. [details]
Type locality contained in New South Wales
type locality contained in New South Wales [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocoma alternans Endean, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212380 on 2024-04-16
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Garcia, Maria
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original description
Endean, R. 1963. A new species of brittle-star (Echinodermata. Ophiuroidea) from northern New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 88(3), 295-297. [details]
source of synonymy 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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy [junior homonym of Ophiocoma alternans von Martens, 1870 = Ophiocoma scolopendrina Clark, 1921] (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Holotype in Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia) J7344; paratypes in Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia) J7345 (23 specimens). Type locality: Hastings Point, northern New South Wales (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
