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Ophioplinthus pseudotessellata $ Martynov & Litvinova 2008

Description

Ophioplinthus pseudotessellata Martynov & Litvinova, 2008

Reports for the Azores:

Ophioplinthus pseudotessellata $ Martynov & Litvinova, 2008: 89–90, figs. 4B, D, 5D–G.

Type locality: North of the Azores (42°55’N, 30°20’W).

See: Martynov & Litvinova (2008).

Occurrence: known only from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north of the Azores (Martynov & Litvinova 2008).

Depth: 2,954–2,968 m (AZO; Martynov & Litvinova 2008).

Remarks: Ophioplinthus pseudotessellata is only known by type material collected at the north border of the Azorean waters.

Notes

Published as part of Madeira, Patrícia, Kroh, Andreas, Cordeiro, Ricardo, De, António M., Martins, Frias & Ávila, Sérgio P., 2019, The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean), pp. 1-231 in Zootaxa 4639 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3342161

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  • Martynov, A. V. & Litvinova, N. M. (2008) Deep-water Ophiuroidea of the northern Atlantic with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic remarks on certain genera and species. Marine Biology Research, 4, 76 - 11. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 17451000701840066