Macrophiothrix, H. L. Clark, 1938

Fatemi, Yaser & Stöhr, Sabine, 2019, Annotated species list of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with new records, Zootaxa 4711 (1), pp. 77-106 : 89

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scientific name	Macrophiothrix
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Treatment

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).

References

Lyman, T. (1861) Descriptions of new Ophiuridae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1859 - 61, 8, 75 - 86. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 10220

Price, A. R. G. (1981) Studies on the echinoderm fauna of the western Arabian Gulf. Journal of Natural History, 15, 1 - 15. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222938100770011

Price, A. R. G. (1983) Echinoderms of Saudi Arabia: Echinoderms of the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia. In: Wittmer, W. & Buttiker, W. (Eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia. Karger Libri, Basel, pp. 28 - 108.