Ophiocoma cynthiae

Ophiocoma cynthiae

Ophiocoma cynthiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiocomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiocomoidea

Familia: Ophiocomidae
Genus: Ophiocoma
Species: Ophiocoma cynthiae

Name

Ophiocoma cynthiae Benavides-Serrato & O’Hara, 2008

• Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Raine Island, shallow rocks off tower. 11°35.5′S, 144°2.3′E. Depth 1-2 m.

• Holotype: NMV F112641.

• Paratypes: NMV F91614; NMV F91535; NMV F101821.

• Etymology: named after Cynthia Ahearn.

References

• Benavides-Serrato, M., O'Hara, T.D. 2008. A new species in the Ophiocoma erinaceus complex from the South-west Pacific Ocean (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiocomidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 65: 51–56. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2008.65.4 Reference page.  [original description of Ophiocoma cynthiae p. 51–55]
• Boissin, E., Hoareau, T.B., Paulay, G. & Bruggemann, J.H. 2016. Shallow-water reef ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of Réunion (Mascarene Islands), with biogeographic considerations. Zootaxa 4098(2): 273–297. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4098.2.4.Reference page.  [as Ophiocoma cynthiae p. 283–284]

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