species: Macrophiothrix belli in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Macrophiothrix belli


©Anne Hoggett: Macrophiothrix belli at Lizard Island, found under rubble. Disc diameter about 20 mm.

©Anne Hoggett: Macrophiothrix belli at Lizard Island, found under rubble. Arms at least 300 mm long.

©Anne Hoggett: Underside of Macrophiothrix belli at Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Family Ophiotrichidae
Genus Macrophiothrix
Species Macrophiothrix belli

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Hoggett, A.K. (1990). Taxonomy and systematic position of the brittlestar genus Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). PhD thesis, University of Queensland. LIRS catalog number 680.
  • Hoggett, A.K. (1991). The genus Macrophiothrix (Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) in Australian waters, Invertebrate Taxonomy, 4: 1077-1146. LIRS catalog number 293.

Other references

  • Allen, J.D. (2005). Life-history evolution and the costs of small egg size in echinoderms, Ph.D. thesis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. LIRS catalog number 940.
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