original description
Ljungman, A.V. 1871. Om tvänne nya arter Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kungliga Vetenskapsakademiens Förhandlingar, 1870, 5, 471-476. [details]
taxonomy source
Brogger, M. I.; O'Hara, T. D. (2015). Revision of some ophiuroid records (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Argentina. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3972(3): 432-440., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.8 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
new combination reference
O'Hara, T. D.; Thuy, B. (2022). Biogeography and taxonomy of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Îles Saint-Paul and Amsterdam in the southern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5124(1): 1-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5124.1.1
page(s): 17 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Most records must be taken with caution as this species has been misidentified frequently. It is an Antarctic species that ranges up to 50°S along the Chilean coast and Argentina. 0-1100 m depth. [details]
Morphology This species has 6 to 8 arms. [details]Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed