Macrophiothrix hybrida

Ophiothrix hybrida; Fig. 5.

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

Macrophiothrix hybrida (H.L. Clark, 1915)

Transfered to Macrophiothrix by Hoggett, 1990

Type locality: Fiji Islands or Samoa; locality doubtful.

Etymology: refers to the fact that this species combine well the characters of 0. trilineata and 0.longipeda, and therefore is maybe an hybrid.

Clark, H.L. 1915. 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 272 as Ophiothrix hybrida, original description]
Hoggett, A.K. 1990. Taxonomy and systematic position of the brittlestar genus Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). PhD Thesis. The University of Queensland. 412: pp Online Reference page. [new combination reference]

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. [see page 317]
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 191]
Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin. 100(5): 1-486. BHL Reference page. [see page 239 as Ophiothrix hybrida]

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Macrophiothrix hybrida (H.L. Clark, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244200 on 2020-02-21

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