Annotated species list of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with new records
Author
Fatemi, Yaser
Author
Stöhr, Sabine
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-12-13
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4711.1.3
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Macrophiothrix
sp.
aff.
hirsuta
cheneyi
(
Lyman, 1861
)
Habitat:
Under rock, from mixed rock and sand tidal flat,
0–3 m
(
Price 1981
,
1983
).
Persian Gulf and Gulf of
Oman
: Tarut Bay (25) (ibid.).
Indian Ocean:
n/a
Remarks:
Most likely, this single specimen was indeed
M
.
hirsuta cheneyi
and
Price (1981
,
1983
) was overly cautious in his interpretation of differences. He stated that the material was damaged and therefore difficult to identify (
Price 1983
).