Ophiactis balli Thompson 1840

Ophiactis balli (Thompson, 1840) Material examined. Al Idrisi MV, TTR 12, stn AT 412, 2 ind. (DBUA 001065.01); West of Gibraltar Strait, TTR 14, stn AT 550, 1 ind. (DBUA 001066.01). Ecology and distribution. This is an Eastern Atlantic species known from depths of 60–400 m (Paterson 1985), generally...

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Main Authors: Rodrigues, Clara F., Paterson, Gordon L. J., Cabrinovic, Andrew, Cunha, Marina R.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2011
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Echinodermata
Ophiuroidea
Ophiurida
Ophiactidae
Ophiactis
Ophiactis balli
Morrow
Paterson
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6191793
https://zenodo.org/record/6191793
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Summary:Ophiactis balli (Thompson, 1840) Material examined. Al Idrisi MV, TTR 12, stn AT 412, 2 ind. (DBUA 001065.01); West of Gibraltar Strait, TTR 14, stn AT 550, 1 ind. (DBUA 001066.01). Ecology and distribution. This is an Eastern Atlantic species known from depths of 60–400 m (Paterson 1985), generally found in crevices or amongst sessile invertebrates with the body concealed and the arms extended out into the water. It is characteristic of exposed or moderately exposed rocky situations especially on limestone (Picton & Morrow 2007). In the Gulf of Cadiz it was collected within its known bathymetric range from limestones at the crater of Al Idrisi MV and from carbonate chimneys in an exposed site (high bottom currents) West of Gibraltar Strait. : Published as part of Rodrigues, Clara F., Paterson, Gordon L. J., Cabrinovic, Andrew & Cunha, Marina R., 2011, Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida) from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2754 on page 14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.276727 : {"references": ["Thompson, W. (1840) Contributions towards a knowledge of the Mollusca Nudibranchia and Mollusca Tunicata of Ireland with a description of some apparently new species of invertebrates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5, 84 - 102.", "Paterson, G. L. J. (1985) The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 49 (1), 1 - 162.", "Picton, B. E. & Morrow, C. C. (2007) Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Available from: http: // www. habitas. org. uk / marinelife / species. asp? item = ZB 2680 (20 / 11 / 2008)"]}

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