Ophiuroidea name details
Ophiothrix proteus Koehler, 1905
212426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212426)
alternative representation
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
Description Description: like O. purpurea, but arms with dorsal pale line bordered by darker line or series of spots either side...
Description Description: like O. purpurea, but arms with dorsal pale line bordered by darker line or series of spots either side (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, cotinental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 12-105 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, cotinental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 12-105 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix proteus Koehler, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212426 on 2025-04-06
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Garcia, Maria
original description
Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Liao Y. & Clark AM. (1995). The echinoderms of southern China. Science Press, China. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Balinsky, J.B. (1957). The Ophiuroidea of Inhaca Island. Ann. Natal Mus. 14: 1-33. (look up in IMIS) [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]
context source (HKRMS) Liao Y. & Clark AM. (1995). The echinoderms of southern China. Science Press, China. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Balinsky, J.B. (1957). The Ophiuroidea of Inhaca Island. Ann. Natal Mus. 14: 1-33. (look up in IMIS) [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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Description: like O. purpurea, but arms with dorsal pale line bordered by darker line or series of spots either side (Richmond, 1998).Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, cotinental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 12-105 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark In Subgenus Acanthophiothrix A.M. Clark, 1967 Clark & Rowe, 1971.
Syntypes: ?Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (16 specimens). Type locality: Indonesia (7 Siboga stations) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
