A NEW GENUS OF OPHIUROID (ECHINODERMATA, OPHIUROIDEA) FROM HYDROTHERMAL MOUNDS ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Authors
TYLER PA PATERSON GJL SIBUET M GUILLE A MURTON BJ SEGONZAC M
Citation
Pa. Tyler et al., A NEW GENUS OF OPHIUROID (ECHINODERMATA, OPHIUROIDEA) FROM HYDROTHERMAL MOUNDS ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 75(4), 1995, pp. 977-986
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom → ACNP
ISSN journal
00253154
Volume
75
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
977 - 986
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(1995)75:4<977:ANGOO(>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Ophioctenella, a new genus of the family Ophiuridae, sub-family Ophiur inae, is described from specimens collected by submersible expeditions to hydrothermal vents along the mid-Atlantic Ridge. This is the first description of an echinoderm from a hydrothermal environment. The gen us is characterized by unique oral and dental features. Examination of post-larvae and juveniles allows the ontogeny of these features to be assessed and compared with related genera in the sub-family.