Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida) from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic) Author Rodrigues, Clara F. Author Paterson, Gordon L. J. Author Cabrinovic, Andrew Author Cunha, Marina R. text Zootaxa 2011 2754 1 26 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.276727 dfcdb58a-4300-4aae-ae13-125628f51de7 1175-5326 276727 Ophiura (Dictenophiura) carnea Lütken, 1858 Material examined. Mercator MV, TTR15, stn AT569, 1 ind. ( DBUA 001093.01). Ecology and distribution. Ophiura carnea is reported from the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic from Norway south to the Cape Verde Islands at depths ranging 40 to 2857 m ( Paterson 1985 ; Tyler & Fenaux, 1994 ). In the Gulf of Cadiz it was recorded at a single station located near an active seepage area in the crater of Mercator MV co-occurring with Amphiura chiajei , Amphiura filiformis and Amphilepis ingolfiana .