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Ophiactis abyssicola M. Sars 1861
Description
Ophiactis abyssicola (M. Sars, 1861)
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Material examined. Captain Arutyunov MV, MSM01-03, stn 195, 3 inds. (DBUA 001064.01).
Ecology and distribution. This is an Atlantic species known from a wide bathymetric range (125–4721 m) from Norway to southern Africa (Paterson 1985). In the Gulf of Cadiz it was collected from a coral thicket (Dendrophylia cf. alternata, mostly dead branches with a few living polyps) in a single station at the flanks of Captain Arutyunov MV (1390 m) together with Ophiopristis gadensis sp. nov., Ophiacantha aristata and Amphioplus hexabrachiatus.
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Related works
- Cites
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.276733 (DOI)
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.276727 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFFFD25FAB1CFFAF9155B74DD778FF84 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03C6AA27AB16FFA591C2B15CD632F8CC (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Ophiactidae
- Genus
- Ophiactis
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Ophiurida
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Scientific name authorship
- M. Sars
- Species
- abyssicola
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Ophiactis abyssicola Sars, 1861 sec. Rodrigues, Paterson, Cabrinovic & Cunha, 2011
References
- Sars, M. (1861) Oversigt of Norges Echinoderm. Christiania. 160 pp.
- 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.