Breviturma doederleini
©Anne Hoggett: Breviturma doederleini from under rubble at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Disc diameter is 2 cm. Banded arm spines is a distinctive character.
©Anne Hoggett: Breviturma doederleini from under rubble at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Disc diameter is 2 cm.
©Anne Hoggett: Breviturma doederleini from under rubble at Pidgin Point, Lizard Island. Disc diameter is 2 cm.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Ophiurida
Family
Ophiocomidae
Genus
Breviturma
Species
Breviturma doederleini
Colours
Distinguishing features
Arm spines distinctly banded. Disc surface covered evenly with granules, including on the oral interradial area. Colour pattern of disc varies in this species.
Size
- Up to 2 cm (disc diameter)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
Distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Boissin, H.B. Hoareau, G. Paulay and J.H. Bruggemann, E. (2016). Shallow-water reef ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of Réunion (Mascarene Islands), with biogeographic considerations. Zootaxa, 4098(2): 273-297. LIRS catalog number 90348.
- Devaney, D.M. (1970). Studies on ophiocomid brittlestars. I. A new genus (Clarkcoma) of Ophiocominae with a reevaluation of the genus Ophiocoma. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 51: 1-41. LIRS catalog number 90350.
- O'Hara, A.F. Hugall, P.A. Cisternas, E. Boissin, G. Bribiesca-Contreras, J. Sellane, G. Paulay and M. Byrne, T.D. (2019). Phylogenomics, life history and morphological evolution of ophiocomid brittlestars. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 130: 67-80. LIRS catalog number 90349.