Ophiactis balli Thompson 1840
Description
Ophiactis balli (Thompson, 1840)
Material examined. Al Idrisi MV, TTR12, stn AT412, 2 ind. (DBUA 001065.01); West of Gibraltar Strait, TTR14, stn AT550, 1 ind. (DBUA 001066.01).
Ecology and distribution. This is an Eastern Atlantic species known from depths of 60–400 m (Paterson 1985), generally found in crevices or amongst sessile invertebrates with the body concealed and the arms extended out into the water. It is characteristic of exposed or moderately exposed rocky situations especially on limestone (Picton & Morrow 2007). In the Gulf of Cadiz it was collected within its known bathymetric range from limestones at the crater of Al Idrisi MV and from carbonate chimneys in an exposed site (high bottom currents) West of Gibraltar Strait.
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- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.276727 (DOI)
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Biodiversity
- Family
- Ophiactidae
- Genus
- Ophiactis
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Ophiurida
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Scientific name authorship
- Thompson
- Species
- balli
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Ophiactis balli Thompson, 1840 sec. Rodrigues, Paterson, Cabrinovic & Cunha, 2011
References
- Thompson, W. (1840) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Mollusca Nudibranchia and Mollusca Tunicata of Ireland with a description of some apparently new species of invertebrates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5, 84 - 102.
- Paterson, G. L. J. (1985) The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 49 (1), 1 - 162.
- Picton, B. E. & Morrow, C. C. (2007) Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Available from: http: // www. habitas. org. uk / marinelife / species. asp? item = ZB 2680 (20 / 11 / 2008)