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


©Anne Hoggett: Macrophiothrix longipeda at Lizard Island, from under rubble slab on sand. Disc diameter is about 10 mm.

©Anne Hoggett: Underside of Macrophiothrix longipeda at Lizard Island, same individual as above

©Lyle Vail: Macrophiothrix longipeda from Lizard Island in 1983 (aquarium photo). AM J17493.

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

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

References that assist with identification

  • 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.
  • Allen, J. and R. Podolsky (2007). Uncommon diversity in developmental mode and larval form in the genus Macrophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), Marine Biology, 151: 85-97. LIRS catalog number 998.
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