Ophidiaster reyssi Sibuet 1977
Description
Ophidiaster reyssi Sibuet, 1977
Reports for the Azores:
Ophidiaster reyssi $ Sibuet, 1977: 1085–1090, figs. 1A–C; $ A.M. Clark & Downey 1992: 282, pl. 69, figs. G, H.
Type locality: Azores (39°33’00”N, 31°17’30”W).
See: Sibuet (1977); A.M. Clark & Downey (1992).
Occurrence: known only from the Azores (Sibuet 1977) and the Mediterranean Sea (A.M. Clark & Downey 1992).
Depth: 128–350 m (A.M. Clark & Downey 1992); AZO: 350 m (Sibuet 1977).
Habitat: hard substrate (Sibuet 1977).
Remarks: Ophidiaster reyssi was described by Sibuet (1977) based on an individual collected in Azores by the oceanographic mission Biacores (by the research vessel Jean Charcot). A.M. Clark & Downey (1992) reported a second specimen from the Mediterranean Sea (near Sicily), expanding the geographical distribution of Ophidiaster reyssi, which was otherwise known only from the holotype.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Sibuet
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Order
- Valvatida
- Family
- Ophidiasteridae
- Genus
- Ophidiaster
- Species
- reyssi
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Ophidiaster reyssi Sibuet, 1977 sec. Madeira, Kroh, Cordeiro, De, Martins & Ávila, 2019
References
- Sibuet, M. (1977) Ophidiaster reyssi nouvelle espece d'Asteride bathyale de l'oeean Atlantique. Bulletin du Museium national d'histoire naturelle, Seirie 3 e, 343 (494), 1085 - 1090.
- Clark, A. M. & Downey, M. E. (1992) Starfishes of the Atlantic. Natural History Museum Publications. Chapman & Hall, London, 794 pp.