Biogeography and taxonomy of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Îles Saint-Paul and Amsterdam in the southern Indian Ocean

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: O’hara, Timothy D., Thuy, Ben
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magnolia Press 2022
• Subjects: Brittle-stars; French Southern Lands; marine; benthic; bathyal; Indian; Kerguelen; New Zealand; Saint-Paul; Île Amsterdam; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00762/87424/92942.pdf; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5124.1.1; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00762/87424/

The ophiuroid fauna of the Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul territories (SPA) is reviewed. Four new species are described: Ophiolebes felli, Ophiolebes paulensis, Ophiocomina arnaudi and Amphiura remota. Recent phylogenetic results required a partial reorganisation of Ophiacanthidae and Amphiuridae...