WoRMS taxon details

Ophiocentrus dilatata (Koehler, 1905)

213447  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213447)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiocnida dilatata Koehler, 1905) 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: arm length to 40 mm, disc diameter to 8 mm. Disc scales bearing granules. Disc variable in colour from mottled...  
Description Description: arm length to 40 mm, disc diameter to 8 mm. Disc scales bearing granules. Disc variable in colour from mottled pale green and cream to violet and orange. Arms pale orange, banded with darker orange. Seven arm spines. Habitat: diverse reef substrates.
General distribution: tropical, Indo-Malayan Region, Philippines, Indian Ocean, depth range 5-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean and Red Sea (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocentrus dilatata (Koehler, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213447 on 2024-11-21
Date
action
by
1997-02-03 23:00:00Z
created
2000-09-21 07:28:19Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
checked

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original description (of Ophiocnida dilatata Koehler, 1905) 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] 

basis of record Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source 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 
   

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Description Description: arm length to 40 mm, disc diameter to 8 mm. Disc scales bearing granules. Disc variable in colour from mottled pale green and cream to violet and orange. Arms pale orange, banded with darker orange. Seven arm spines. Habitat: diverse reef substrates.
General distribution: tropical, Indo-Malayan Region, Philippines, Indian Ocean, depth range 5-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean and Red Sea (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Spelling O. dilatatus in Clark & Rowe (1971) and McNae & Kalk (1958).
Holotype (probable) ?Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands). Type locality: Pulu Jedan, east coast of Aru Ils, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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