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Amphioplus luctator Koehler
Amphioplus luctator Koehler, 1922:178.
Koehler stated that both specimens are similar in size and in the damaged condition of the disks and arms. He based the description on both specimens and did not designate a type. Koehler reported that all the arms of both specimens are incomplete; however, one arm is preserved for a length greater than 80 mm. Clark selected this specimen with the greatest arm length from station 5339 (USNM 41157) as the lectotype (p. 452). USNM 41158 from station 5358 is the paralectotype.
- bibliographic citation
- Ahearn, C. G. 1992. "Philippine brittlestars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) described by R. Koehler (1922): A corrected and annotated list of type specimens." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.537
Distribution
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Also distributed in East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, west Pacific (also Red Sea), depth range 16-45 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
4. Paxton, J.R. and Eschmeyer, W.N. (1994)
Encylopedia of Fishes. UNSW Press, Sydney.
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