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


©Anne Hoggett: Disc and arm bases of Macrophiothrix lorioli at North Direction Island

©Anne Hoggett: Macrophiothrix lorioli found on sand under rubble at North Direction Island. Disc diameter is about 20 mm, arms at least 300 mm long.

©Anne Hoggett: Close-up of Macrophiothrix lorioli disc and arm bases. From North Direction Island on sand under rubble.

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

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 0.3 cm to 2.6 cm (Disc diameter)
  • Up to 35 cm (Arm length of large specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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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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