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Macrophiothrix galateae (Lütken, 1872)

213191  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213191)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Amphilepidida (Order)
  10. Gnathophiurina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiactoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Ophiotrichidae (Family)
  13. Macrophiothrix (Genus)
  14. Macrophiothrix galateae (Species)
 unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiothrix galatheae Lütken, 1872) Lütken, C. F. (1872). Ophiuridarum novarum vel minus cognitarum descriptiones nonnullae. [Beskrivelse af nogle nye eller mindre bekjerdte Slangestjernerne] Med nogle Bemaerkninger om Selvdelingen hos Straaldyrene. <em>Overs. K. danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh.</em> 77, 75-158, 2 pls. [details] 
Description The only two positive records for this species are from the Nicobar and Tonga Islands (Clark, 1968).
Also recorded in Bay...  
Description The only two positive records for this species are from the Nicobar and Tonga Islands (Clark, 1968).
Also recorded in Bay of Bengal and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Macrophiothrix galateae (Lütken, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213191 on 2025-08-23
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1997-12-18 01:44:18Z
created
Onyango, Eunice
2000-09-15 07:50:38Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2008-03-04 09:40:24Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine
2023-10-27 07:33:04Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ophiothrix galatheae Lütken, 1872) Lütken, C. F. (1872). Ophiuridarum novarum vel minus cognitarum descriptiones nonnullae. [Beskrivelse af nogle nye eller mindre bekjerdte Slangestjernerne] Med nogle Bemaerkninger om Selvdelingen hos Straaldyrene. <em>Overs. K. danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh.</em> 77, 75-158, 2 pls. [details] 

basis of record Clark, A. M. (1968). Notes on some tropical indo-pacific ophiotrichids and ophiodermatids (Ophiuroidea). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 16(7): 277-322, 1pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/63833#/summary [details] 

Other

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Unreviewed
Description The only two positive records for this species are from the Nicobar and Tonga Islands (Clark, 1968).
Also recorded in Bay of Bengal and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

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