Ophiophrura tripapillata (Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005 )

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 : 45

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.