Ophiactis luteomaculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnathophiurina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina

Familia: Ophiactidae
Genus: Ophiactis
Species: Ophiactis luteomaculata

Name

Ophiactis luteomaculata H.L. Clark, 1915

Holotype: MCZ OPH-3730

Type locality: Torres Strait: Murray Islands, Mer, off south-western reef. Depth: 18 fms., on a sponge. Oct. 13, 1913. Carnegie Exp., 1913. H. L. Clark coll.

Etymology: from the Latin words luteus, yellow + maculatus, having spots.

References

Primary references

Clark, H.L. 1915a. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page. [see page 263, original description]

Additional references

Clark, H.L. 1916. Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914. 4(1): 1-123, pls. I-XLIV. BHL Reference page. [see page 87]
Clark, H.L. 1918. Brittle stars, new and old. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 62(6): 263-338, 8 pl. BHL Reference page. [see page 302]
Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 1–223. BHL Reference page. [see page 108]
Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1–597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page. [as Ophiactis luteomaculata p. 256–257]
Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page. [see page 88]

Links

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiactis luteomaculata H.L. Clark, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243458 on 2020-02-20