Ophiochondrus armatus ( Koehler, 1907a )

Madeira, Patrícia, Kroh, Andreas, Cordeiro, Ricardo, De, António M., Martins, Frias & Ávila, Sérgio P., 2019, The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean), Zootaxa 4639 (1), pp. 1-231 : 37

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scientific name	Ophiochondrus armatus ( Koehler, 1907a )
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Ophiochondrus armatus ( Koehler, 1907a)

Reports for the Azores:

Ophioplus armatus $ Koehler, 1907a: 46, 1909: 203–204 , pl. 28, figs. 7–8; Koehler 1914a: 129–131, pl. 14, figs. 2–3, 6; Mortensen 1927a: 197–198, figs. 109–110; García-Diez et al. 2005: 49.

Type locality: Azores (38°35’30”N, 28°05’45”W) GoogleMaps .

See: Koehler (1909; 1914a); Mortensen (1927a).

Occurrence: a rare species known only from Florida ( Koehler 1914a), Porcupine Seabight (SW of Ireland; Mortensen 1927a) and the Azores ( Koehler 1909).

Depth: 287– 1,250 m ( AZO: 1,250 m; Koehler 1909, 1914a).

Habitat: sandy bottoms with corals and shells; epibiont on corals ( Koehler 1914a).

Remarks: Koehler (1907a, 1909) described Ophiochondrus armatus (= Ophioplus armatus ) based on two specimens collected by Princesse Alice in the Azores. No other material is known from the archipelago.

References

Garcia-Diez, C., Porteiro, F. M., Meirinho, A., Cardigos, F. & Tempera, F. (2005) Taxonomic review of selected invertebrate groups collected during the Campaigns of the Prince Albert I of Monaco in the Azorean waters. Arquipelago. Life and Marine Sciences, 22 A, 35 - 59.

Koehler, R. (1907 a) Note preliminaire sur quelques Asteries et Ophiures provenant des campagnes de la Princesse Alice. Bulletin de l'Institut Oceanographique de Monaco, 99, 1 - 47.

Koehler, R. (1909) Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (Asteries, Ophiures, Echinides et Crinoides). Resultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 34, 1 - 317.

Koehler, R. (1914 a) A Contribution to the Study of Ophiurans of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 84, 1 - 173. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 03629236.84.1

Mortensen, T. (1927 a) Handbook of the echinoderms of the British Isles. Oxford University Press, viii + 471 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 6841