WoRMS name details
Ophiothela beauforti (Engel, 1949)
213398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213398)
unaccepted (synonym acc. to A.M. Clark (1974))
Species
Ophioteresis beauforti Engel, 1949 · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophioteresis beauforti Engel, 1949) Engel, H. 1949. Ophioteresis beauforti nov. sp. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 28, 140-143, 1 pl. [details]
Type locality contained in Inhaca Island
, Note Inhaca (Balinsky, 1957).
type locality contained in Inhaca Island [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Inhaca (Balinsky, 1957). [details]
Description Description: Great variability in disc colour, dark purplish-blue, often marbled with irregular white blotches and a...
Description Description: Great variability in disc colour, dark purplish-blue, often marbled with irregular white blotches and a central large white spot, or disc white with blue spots, or disc with reddish lines in the centre. Disc scales naked or covered by some scattered blunt spines or large smooth granules in between the large radial shields. Alternatively, the disc may bear several thorny granules (which can extend to the aboral side of the arms), in addition to the spines mentioned above. Oral and adoral plates are covered by a thick skin. Habitat: coral reef, Cymodocea beds (Balinsky, 1957). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothela beauforti (Engel, 1949). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213398 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophioteresis beauforti Engel, 1949) Engel, H. 1949. Ophioteresis beauforti nov. sp. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 28, 140-143, 1 pl. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. M. (1974). Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology).</em> 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2294231 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Description: Great variability in disc colour, dark purplish-blue, often marbled with irregular white blotches and a central large white spot, or disc white with blue spots, or disc with reddish lines in the centre. Disc scales naked or covered by some scattered blunt spines or large smooth granules in between the large radial shields. Alternatively, the disc may bear several thorny granules (which can extend to the aboral side of the arms), in addition to the spines mentioned above. Oral and adoral plates are covered by a thick skin. Habitat: coral reef, Cymodocea beds (Balinsky, 1957). [details]Type locality Inhaca (Balinsky, 1957). [details]
synonymy Junior synonym [details]
