species: Ophionereis fusca cf. in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Ophionereis fusca cf.


©Anne Hoggett: Ophionereis fusca cf. from under rubble at Lizard Island, disc diameter is about 9 mm (30 Jan 2016)

©Anne Hoggett: Ophionereis fusca cf. from under rubble at Lizard Island (30 Jan 2016)

©Anne Hoggett: Oral surface of Ophionereis fusca cf. at Lizard Island (30 Jan 2016)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Family Ophionereididae
Genus Ophionereis
Species Ophionereis fusca cf.

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Comments

The specimen photographed here is very tentatively identified as Ophionereis fusca by Anne Hoggett. The original description by Brock (1888) and a revision of the genus by AM Clark (1953) need to be checked.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources