Ophiocentrus dilatata (Koehler, 1905) 
AphiaID: 213447

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Ophiocentrus (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Ophiocentrus Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised taxa		Ophiocentrotus dilatatus (Koehler, 1905) (misspelling) Ophiocentrus dilatatus (Koehler, 1905) Ophiocnida dilatata Koehler, 1905
Sources		basis of record: Cherbonnier, G. & A. Guille (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Faune de Madagascar. No 48: iv +272pp. [details] basis of record: Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.) [details] original description (from synonym): Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expeditie, 45b. [details] [view taxon] basis of record (from synonym): Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Eastern Africa & Madagascar [details] Madagascar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Tanzania [details]
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Notes		Description: Description: arm length to 40 mm, disc diameter to 8 mm. Disc scales bearing granules. Disc variable in colour from mottled pale green and cream to violet and orange. Arms pale orange, banded with darker orange. Seven arm spines. Habitat: diverse reef substrates. General distribution: tropical, Indo-Malayan Region, Philippines, Indian Ocean, depth range 5-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); W Indian Ocean and Red Sea (Richmond, 1998). Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details] Spelling: O. dilatatus in Clark & Rowe (1971) and McNae & Kalk (1958). Holotype (probable) ?Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands). Type locality: Pulu Jedan, east coast of Aru Ils, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213447
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 1997-02-03 23:00:00Z   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2000-09-21 07:28:19Z   changed   Garcia, Maria 2007-07-18 12:17:12Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Ophiocentrus dilatata (Koehler, 1905). In: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213447 on 2013-06-19