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dc.contributor.authorStohr, S.
dc.contributor.authorSautya, S.
dc.contributor.authorIngole, B.S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-27T11:52:02Z
dc.date.available2012-07-27T11:52:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol.92(5); 2012; 1195-1208
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4103
dc.description.abstractBrittle stars were collected on two seamounts in the Andaman Back-arc Basin. Of the six species, two were new to science and are described herein as Ophioleuce longispinum sp. nov. and Ophiophyllum minimum sp. nov., in the family Ophiuridae, subfamilies Ophioleucinae and Ophiurinae, respectively. Skeletal details were studied and documented by scanning electron microscopy. Morphological similarities between related species are discussed in detail. Ophioleuce longispinum sp. nov. is particularly interesting, because it combines characters typical for its genus with those otherwise only known from Ophiophyllum, such as a limpet-like disc, a fringe of marginal disc papillae or spines, and a paddle-like modified lower arm spine. The remaining species, Astrophiura cf. tiki, Ophiactis perplexa, Ophiolimna antarctica and an unidentified Ophiura, are new records for the Andaman Sea.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMarine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2012. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectnew records
dc.subjectnew species
dc.subjectanimal morphology
dc.subjectelectron microscopy
dc.subjectOphioleuce longispinum
dc.subjectOphiophyllum minimum
dc.titleBrittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from seamounts in the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean): first account, with descriptions of new species
dc.typeJournal Article


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