The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean) Author Madeira, Patrícia Author Kroh, Andreas Author Cordeiro, Ricardo Author De, António M. Author Martins, Frias Author Ávila, Sérgio P. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-19 4639 1 1 231 journal article 26164 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1 812e0570-38c6-4f6e-840c-7d52d87a8c12 1175-5326 PMC6910866 31712455 3342161 B1690E30-EC81-46D3-881D-97648DDC7745 Ophiophrura tripapillata (Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 ) Reports for the Azores : Ophioscolex tripapillatus $ St̂hr & Segonzac, 2005: 385–388 , fig. 3. Type locality: Near Menez Gwen , Mid-Atlantic Ridge , Azores ( 37°50’56”N , 31°30’40”W ) . See: St̂hr & Segonzac (2005) . Occurrence: Northeast Atlantic, known only from the Azores, the Bay of Biscay, and Iceland ( St̂hr & Segonzac 2005 ). Depth: 1,015–1,500 m ( AZO : 1,015 m ; St̂hr & Segonzac 2005 ) . Habitat: hard substrates (oxidized basalt), with other benthic fauna ( e.g., sponges, bryozoans, brachiopods and tunicates; St̂hr & Segonzac 2005 ). Remarks: St̂hr & Segonzac (2005) described Ophioscolex tripapillatus , based on a specimen collected in the vicinity of Menez Gwen, southwest of the Azores . This species is known only from five specimens, collected from widely separated localities.