Ophiomusium africanum Koehler, 1909

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 : 164

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scientific name	Ophiomusium africanum Koehler, 1909
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Erroneous— Ophiomusium africanum Koehler, 1909

Reports for the Azores:

Ophiomusium africanum Koehler, 1909 — Paterson 1985: 147, fig. 58.

Type locality: Cape Verde .

See: Koehler (1909: 159–160, pl. 1, fig. 10, pl. 29, figs. 5–6).

Occurrence: known only from the type material collected in archipelago of Cape Verde.

Depth: 219 m.

Habitat: sand and coralline algae.

Remarks: Ophiomusium africanum is known only from type specimen described by Koehler (1909) and collected by Princesse Alice in Cape Verde. Paterson (1985) comment that this species ‘was only recorded from the Azores’ is clearly a mistake.

References

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.

Paterson, G. L. J. (1985) The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 49 (1), 1 - 162.