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Ophiocoma insularia Lyman, 1861

212383  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212383)

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Lyman, T. (1861). Descriptions of new Ophiuridae. <em>Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist.</em> 8: 75-86., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492489 [details] 
Description Colour in life:aboral side of the disc and basal part of the arms uniform brown. Distal part of the arms lighter brown with...  
Description Colour in life:aboral side of the disc and basal part of the arms uniform brown. Distal part of the arms lighter brown with dark cross-bands. Oral side of the disc yellowish-brown. Many specimens with dark brown, round spots, with light edges (Balinsky, 1957).
Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocoma insularia Lyman, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212383 on 2024-11-10
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1999-06-28 19:20:39Z
created
2000-09-20 08:24:09Z
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Garcia, Maria
2007-08-27 13:50:37Z
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2012-07-12 14:13:12Z
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2017-06-22 14:53:56Z
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original description Lyman, T. (1861). Descriptions of new Ophiuridae. <em>Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist.</em> 8: 75-86., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492489 [details] 

source of synonymy Devaney, D. M. (1970). Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a re-evaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. <em>Smithson. Contr. Zool.</em> 51: 1-41. [details] 

source of synonymy 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] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype MCZ OPH-1666 [details]
Syntype MCZ OPH-1668 [details]
Unknown type MCZ OPH-1666 [details]
Unreviewed
Description Colour in life:aboral side of the disc and basal part of the arms uniform brown. Distal part of the arms lighter brown with dark cross-bands. Oral side of the disc yellowish-brown. Many specimens with dark brown, round spots, with light edges (Balinsky, 1957).
Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]

Holotype Holotype whereabouts undetermined. Type locality: Hawaiian Ils. and Kiribati (as Sandwich Ils./Kingsmill Ils.) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Synonymy Treated as a synonym of O. brevipes in Ludwig (1899). [details]