Macrophiothrix lorioli
©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.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Ophiurida
Family
Ophiotrichidae
Genus
Macrophiothrix
Species
Macrophiothrix lorioli
Colours
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.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
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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