WoRMS name details
Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869
213399 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213399)
unaccepted (synonymized by Alitto et al. 2020)
Species
Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915 · unaccepted
Ophiothela coerulea H.L. Clark, 1915 · unaccepted
Ophiothela danae involuta Koehler, 1898 · unaccepted (subspecies not accepted)
Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879 · unaccepted
Ophiothela hadra H.L. Clark, 1915 · unaccepted
Ophiothela involuta Koehler, 1898 · unaccepted
Ophiothela isidicola Lütken, 1872 · unaccepted
Ophiothela verrilli Duncan, 1879 · unaccepted
Ophiothrix danae (Koehler, 1898) · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Ophiothela danae involuta Koehler, 1898 accepted as Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869 accepted as Ophiothela mirabilis (Verrill, 1867) (subspecies not accepted)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1869). On New and imperfectly known Echinoderms and Corals. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 12: 381-391., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9494023#page/389/mode/1up
page(s): 391 [details]
page(s): 391 [details]
Description Colour in life: colour dimorphism, disc uniformly bright orange or with radial shields white, dorsal arm surface orange...
Description Colour in life: colour dimorphism, disc uniformly bright orange or with radial shields white, dorsal arm surface orange near disc and then fading to white towards tips, arms ventrally off white, some arms dorsally pale throughout others purple with purple and white banded arms, purple bands wider (2-5 segments) than white bands (1-2 segments). Humphreys, 1981. Arm length to 2 cm, disc diameter 3-4 mm. Very small, and usually with 6 flexible arms. Colour variable depending on substrate, typically blue with white pattern or completely yellow. Habitat; often wrapped around gorgonians or soft corals on shallow reefs and deeper.
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Persian Gulf, W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (Sastry, 1996).
General distribution: tropical, temperate, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-80 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1998).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Persian Gulf, W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (Sastry, 1996).
General distribution: tropical, temperate, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-80 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1998).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213399 on 2024-11-22
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original description
Verrill, A. E. (1869). On New and imperfectly known Echinoderms and Corals. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 12: 381-391., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9494023#page/389/mode/1up
page(s): 391 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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 Jangoux, M & C. Massin. (1986). Catalogue commenté des types d'Echinodermes actuels conservé dans les collections nationales belges, Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. : Biologie (56): 83-97 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Alitto, R. A. S.; Granadier, G.; Christensen, A. B.; O'Hara, T.; Di Domenico, M.; Borges, M. (2020). Unravelling the taxonomic identity of Ophiothela Verrill, 1867 (Ophiuroidea) along the Brazilian coast. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531542000034x [details]
page(s): 391 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [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 Jangoux, M & C. Massin. (1986). Catalogue commenté des types d'Echinodermes actuels conservé dans les collections nationales belges, Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. : Biologie (56): 83-97 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Alitto, R. A. S.; Granadier, G.; Christensen, A. B.; O'Hara, T.; Di Domenico, M.; Borges, M. (2020). Unravelling the taxonomic identity of Ophiothela Verrill, 1867 (Ophiuroidea) along the Brazilian coast. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531542000034x [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879) MCZ OPH-2493 [details]
Syntype (of Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879) MCZ OPH-2632 [details]
Syntype MCZ OPH-2492 [details]
Syntype MCZ OPH-2631 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy The synonymy was proposed by Alitto et al. (2020) and is here implemented early, because it resolves a confusing matter. However, the taxonomic act is strictly not valid until final publication of the article. [details]Unreviewed
Description Colour in life: colour dimorphism, disc uniformly bright orange or with radial shields white, dorsal arm surface orange near disc and then fading to white towards tips, arms ventrally off white, some arms dorsally pale throughout others purple with purple and white banded arms, purple bands wider (2-5 segments) than white bands (1-2 segments). Humphreys, 1981. Arm length to 2 cm, disc diameter 3-4 mm. Very small, and usually with 6 flexible arms. Colour variable depending on substrate, typically blue with white pattern or completely yellow. Habitat; often wrapped around gorgonians or soft corals on shallow reefs and deeper. Also distributed in SE Arabia, Persian Gulf, W India, Pakistan, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (Sastry, 1996).
General distribution: tropical, temperate, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-80 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1998).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark Syntypes in Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No.2492 (9 specimens) and No. 2631., Type locality: Fiji Is. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ニシキクモヒトデ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiothela danae)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2492)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2493) (from synonym Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2497) (from synonym Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2631)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2632) (from synonym Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3831) (from synonym Ophiothela hadra H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (66 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophiothela danae)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2492)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2493) (from synonym Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2497) (from synonym Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2631)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2632) (from synonym Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-3831) (from synonym Ophiothela hadra H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (66 records)
