Ophiactis savignyi ( Müller & Troschel, 1842 )

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 : 94-95

Ophiactis savignyi ( Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Ophiolepis savignyi Müller & Troschel, 1842: 95 .

Ophiactis savignyi — Clark & Rowe 1971: 103–104 .

Material examined: Gulf of Oman, Iran, Tis, intertidal, endozoic in sponges, hand collected, January 2019, collector Yaser Fatemi, 20 spms [SMNH-178938].

Habitat: Shells and gravel, sand, clay, coral reef, 2–71 m ( Mortensen 1940; Clark & Bowen 1949; Price 1981, 1983; present study) ( Fig. 2D ).

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman: Kharg Island (1), Bushehr (2), Tis (16), Tarut Bay (25), Stiffe’s bank (28), Bahrain (ibid.).

Indian Ocean: Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea ( Clark & Rowe 1971), Chagos Isl. ( Clark & Taylor 1971), South Africa ( Clark & Courtman-Stock 1976; Olbers et al. 2019), Gulf of Mannar ( James 1988), Scattered Isl. ( Conand et al. 2013, 2016), Mascarene Isl. ( Boissin et al. 2016).

Remarks: This is the first record of Ophiactis savignyi from the Gulf of Oman.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Habitats at the sites where brittle stars were collected by the present study (see Table 1). A, Bandar Lengeh, B, Bustaneh, C, Chabahar Bay (Hotel Lipar), D, Chabahar Bay (University coast), E, Chabahar Bay (Tis), F, Qeshm Island.