Ophiactis virens
Ophiactis virens (Sars, 1859) Reports from the Azores: Ophiactis sp.—? $ Simroth 1888: 231; Ophiactis virens (Sars, 1859) — Koehler 1924: 194–197; Mortensen 1927a: 199; Tortonese 1965: 238–239, fig. 110; Marques 1980: 102; $ Castro & Viegas 1983: 24; $ Marques 1983: 3; Pereira 1997: 332; Jesus &...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:5583066 2023-11-05T03:44:18+01:00 Ophiactis virens Madeira, Patrícia Kroh, Andreas Cordeiro, Ricardo De, António M. Martins, Frias Ávila, Sérgio P. 2019-07-19 https://zenodo.org/record/5583066 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583066 unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://treatment.plazi.org/id/4148D2120448FFCAFF33F91A747C13FC doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1 http://zenodo.org/record/3342161 http://publication.plazi.org/id/BD71AA6A0450FFD3FFA4FFCD76121037 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/4148D2120448FFCAFF33F91A747C13FC http://zoobank.org/B1690E30-EC81-46D3-881D-97648DDC7745 doi:10.5281/zenodo.5583065 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://zenodo.org/record/5583066 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583066 oai:zenodo.org:5583066 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean), pp. 1-231 in Zootaxa 4639(1) 25-26 Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiactidae Ophiactis Ophiactis virens info:eu-repo/semantics/other publication-taxonomictreatment 2019 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.558306610.11646/zootaxa.4639.110.5281/zenodo.5583065 2023-10-10T22:57:51Z Ophiactis virens (Sars, 1859) Reports from the Azores: Ophiactis sp.—? $ Simroth 1888: 231; Ophiactis virens (Sars, 1859) — Koehler 1924: 194–197; Mortensen 1927a: 199; Tortonese 1965: 238–239, fig. 110; Marques 1980: 102; $ Castro & Viegas 1983: 24; $ Marques 1983: 3; Pereira 1997: 332; Jesus & Abreu 1998: 65; Micael & Costa 2010: 322; Micael et al. 2012: 3. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea. See: Tortonese (1965). Occurrence: Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea; along the Western African coast to? Cape Verde (Koehler 1924, Tortonese 1965) including the archipelagos of the Azores (Marques 1983), Madeira (Jesus & Abreu 1998) and Canaries (Bacallado et al. 1985). Depth: 0–90 m (Tortonese 1965); a littoral species in the Azores (Marques 1983). Habitat: rocky shores, coralligenous concretions, under stones and among algae and bryozoans; can form large aggregations (Tortonese 1965). Larval stage: unknown; also reproduces asexually through fission (Tortonese 1965). Remarks: Koehler (1924) listed the Azores and Cape Verde in the geographical distribution of Ophiactis virens. We do not know the original observation on which he based these records. In the echinoderm fauna of the Azores, Simroth (1888) reported an Ophiactis sp., which may represent the first record of O. virens to the archipelago since is the only Ophiactis species ever reported in Azorean shallow waters. Regardless, Castro & Viegas (1983) and Marques (1983) reported having collected O. virens throughout the Azorean archipelago, thus confirming the presence of this species in the Azores. Both studies indicate that locally O. virens lives among algae, but Marques added that this species was far less abundant compared to Amphipholis squamata. We do not know where Castro & Viegas have deposited their material and we could not find Marques’ material at the Museu Bocage, Natural History Museum (Lisbon). The zoological collection of the Department of Biology of the University of the Azores houses a large number of samples derived ... Other/Unknown Material Northeast Atlantic Zenodo |
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Ophiactis virens (Sars, 1859) Reports from the Azores: Ophiactis sp.—? $ Simroth 1888: 231; Ophiactis virens (Sars, 1859) — Koehler 1924: 194–197; Mortensen 1927a: 199; Tortonese 1965: 238–239, fig. 110; Marques 1980: 102; $ Castro & Viegas 1983: 24; $ Marques 1983: 3; Pereira 1997: 332; Jesus & Abreu 1998: 65; Micael & Costa 2010: 322; Micael et al. 2012: 3. Type locality: Mediterranean Sea. See: Tortonese (1965). Occurrence: Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea; along the Western African coast to? Cape Verde (Koehler 1924, Tortonese 1965) including the archipelagos of the Azores (Marques 1983), Madeira (Jesus & Abreu 1998) and Canaries (Bacallado et al. 1985). Depth: 0–90 m (Tortonese 1965); a littoral species in the Azores (Marques 1983). Habitat: rocky shores, coralligenous concretions, under stones and among algae and bryozoans; can form large aggregations (Tortonese 1965). Larval stage: unknown; also reproduces asexually through fission (Tortonese 1965). Remarks: Koehler (1924) listed the Azores and Cape Verde in the geographical distribution of Ophiactis virens. We do not know the original observation on which he based these records. In the echinoderm fauna of the Azores, Simroth (1888) reported an Ophiactis sp., which may represent the first record of O. virens to the archipelago since is the only Ophiactis species ever reported in Azorean shallow waters. Regardless, Castro & Viegas (1983) and Marques (1983) reported having collected O. virens throughout the Azorean archipelago, thus confirming the presence of this species in the Azores. Both studies indicate that locally O. virens lives among algae, but Marques added that this species was far less abundant compared to Amphipholis squamata. We do not know where Castro & Viegas have deposited their material and we could not find Marques’ material at the Museu Bocage, Natural History Museum (Lisbon). The zoological collection of the Department of Biology of the University of the Azores houses a large number of samples derived ... |
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