WoRMS name details

Ophiothrix proteus Koehler, 1905

212426  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212426)

alternative representation
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]   
Description Description: like O. purpurea, but arms with dorsal pale line bordered by darker line or series of spots either side...  
Description Description: like O. purpurea, but arms with dorsal pale line bordered by darker line or series of spots either side (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, cotinental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 12-105 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix proteus Koehler, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212426 on 2024-04-24
Date
action
by
1997-12-18 01:44:18Z
created
2000-09-22 07:17:05Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2007-08-27 13:50:37Z
checked

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original description Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]   

context source (HKRMS) Liao Y. & Clark AM. (1995). The echinoderms of southern China. Science Press, China. [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 Balinsky, J.B. (1957). The Ophiuroidea of Inhaca Island. Ann. Natal Mus. 14: 1-33. (look up in IMIS[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 other sources
Description Description: like O. purpurea, but arms with dorsal pale line bordered by darker line or series of spots either side (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, cotinental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 12-105 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Remark In Subgenus Acanthophiothrix A.M. Clark, 1967 Clark & Rowe, 1971.
Syntypes: ?Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (16 specimens). Type locality: Indonesia (7 Siboga stations) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]