species: Ophiothela mirabilis in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Ophiothela mirabilis


©Anne Hoggett: Three Ophiothela danae individuals on a hydroid at Cod Hole near Lizard Island. Disc diameter is about 3 mm.

©Anne Hoggett: Many Ophiothela danae on a hydroid at Cod Hole

©Anne Hoggett: Numerous Ophiothela mirabilis coiled around a gorgonian at the lagoon entrance, April 2008

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Family Ophiotrichidae
Genus Ophiothela
Species Ophiothela mirabilis

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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.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe (1971). Monograph of shallow-water Indo-west Pacific echinoderms British Museum (Natural History), London.
  • Coleman, N. (2007). Sea Stars: Echinoderms of the Asia/Indo-Pacific Neville Coleman's Underwater Geographic, Springwood, Qld. Australia.

Other references

  • Rowe, F.W.E. and J. Gates (1995). Echinodermata in: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33, xiii, 510 pp. Wells, A. (Ed.). CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.