Ophiactis tyleri

Taxonavigation

Familia: Ophiactidae
Genus: Ophiactis
Species: Ophiactis tyleri

Name

Ophiactis tyleri Stöhr & Segonzac, 2005

Type locality: Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 38°18′58″N 30°40′32″W / 38.316166°N 30.675666°W / 38.316166; -30.675666. Depth 844 m.

Holotype: MNHN-IE-2013-10358 .

Paratype: MNHN-IE-2013-13392 .

Etymology: named after Paul A. Tyler.

References

• Madeira, P., Kroh, A., Cordeiro, R., Frias Martins, A.M. de & Ávila, S.P. 2019. The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4639(1): 1–231. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1.1 PDF. Reference page. 
• Stöhr, S. & Segonzac, M. 2005. Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from reducing and non-reducing environments in the North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 85(2): 383–402. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011318h . Reference page. 

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