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Studies on Indian echinoderms—3. Ophiarthrum pictum (Muller and Troschel) (Ophiuroidea : Ophiocomidae), A new record from the Indian Ocean with additional notes on the species

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Title Studies on Indian echinoderms—3. Ophiarthrum pictum (Muller and Troschel) (Ophiuroidea : Ophiocomidae), A new record from the Indian Ocean with additional notes on the species
 
Creator James, D B
 
Subject Sea Stars
Echinoderms
 
Description The genus Ophiarthrum Peters has three species, viz., Ophiarthrum elegans, O.
lymani and O. pictum. The first two species have been recorded from the Indian
Ocean. Ophiarthrum elegans is distributed from Mozambique and Zanzibar to
Tahiti and northwards to Ryukyu Islands (H. L. Clark, 1946). The author has
collected several specimens of this species at Port Blaii: during a visit to Andaman
and Nicobar islands in January, 1965. The second species Ophiarthrum lymani
is described from Mauritius and appears to be endemic. The third species Op/rwrthrum
pictum which is now collected from Nancowry (Nicobar) is recorded for the
first time from the Indian Ocean. This species has been described for the first time
from Java by Miiller and Troschel in 1842. Thereafter it has been recorded by
several authors from various localities in the Pacific. Recently James (1969) has
listed this species from Nancowry in his catalogue of the cchinoderms in the
Reference Collections of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. A detailed
description of this little known species and its distribution are given in this paper.
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of India
 
Date 1971-12-31
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/897/1/Article_17.pdf
James, D B (1971) Studies on Indian echinoderms—3. Ophiarthrum pictum (Muller and Troschel) (Ophiuroidea : Ophiocomidae), A new record from the Indian Ocean with additional notes on the species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 12 (1&2). pp. 136-138.