WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Ophiocnida dilatata Koehler, 1905) 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]
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 [request]
additional source
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
From other sources
Description Description: arm length to 40 mm, disc diameter to 8 mm. Disc scales bearing granules. Disc variable in colour from mottled pale green and cream to violet and orange. Arms pale orange, banded with darker orange. Seven arm spines. Habitat: diverse reef substrates.
General distribution: tropical, Indo-Malayan Region, Philippines, Indian Ocean, depth range 5-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean and Red Sea (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Spelling O. dilatatus in Clark & Rowe (1971) and McNae & Kalk (1958).
Holotype (probable) ?Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands). Type locality: Pulu Jedan, east coast of Aru Ils, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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