An illustrated catalogue of type specimens of the bathyal brittlestar genera Ophiomusium Lyman and Ophiosphalma H. L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
Author
Baker, Alan N.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4097
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.1
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1175-5326
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Ophiosphalma armatum
(
Koehler, 1922
)
.
Figures 41 a, b
Ophiomusium armatum
Koehler, 1922
.
Lectotype
USNM 0 0 40923
Albatross
Station 5428 eastern Palawan,
2021m
. Dr Marc Eleaume, Paris Museum, has recently informed me that a
syntype
of this species in in their collection: NMNH 10384, ex-
Albatross
Expedition.
Main Features
: Disc diameter
11 mm
. Glabrous surface. Dorsal arm plates throughout length of arms, diamond-shaped. 6 subequal arm spines. 3 pairs of exposed tentacle pores, each with 2 tentacle scales. Long genital slits extending to disc edge, and bordered each side by bead-like papillae. Lemon-shaped oral shield, 6 oral papillae.