Ophiocoma scolopendrina
| Main Authors: | Boissin, Emilie, Hoareau, Thierry B., Paulay, Gustav, Bruggemann, J. Henrich |
|---|---|
| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/6067300 |
Daftar Isi:
- Ophiocoma scolopendrina (LAMARCK, 1816) (REU- 3652, Fig. 4 d, KC 759913) Material. 1 spm, St. 5; 7 spms, St. 8 Remarks. This species is strictly intertidal (Fontaine 1965) and has longer arms than other members of the ‘ SCOLOPENDRINA GROUP’. An abundant species on reef flats at Etang Salé, where they are found hidden under rocks. Only the arms are visible as they sweep the air-water interface using an unusual feeding mode: surface-film feeding at low tide (Oak & Scheibling 2006). This species is distinguishable from others of the ‘ SCOLOPENDRINA GROUP’ by its colouration: brown and variegated with a yellowish ventral side, whereas other species display a black/dark ventral side. COI sequence data shows little genetic differentiation across the range of this species (Hoareau et al. 2013). Abundance: 2. Distribution. Common across the IWP (Clark & Rowe 1971); recently reported from Réunion (Stöhr et al. 2008) and already known from Mauritius (de Loriol 1893 a).
- Published as part of Boissin, Emilie, Hoareau, Thierry B., Paulay, Gustav & Bruggemann, J. Henrich, 2016, Shallow-water reef ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of Réunion (Mascarene Islands), with biogeographic considerations, pp. 273-297 in Zootaxa 4098 (2) on page 285, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4098.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/255654