Ophiothrix brasiliensis Santana & Manso & Almeida & Alves 2020, n. sp.
Creators: name: Santana, Alisson
name: Manso, Cynthia L. C.
name: Almeida, Ana C. S.
name: Alves, Orane F. S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Echinodermata
Ophiuroidea
Ophiurida
Ophiotrichidae
Ophiothrix
Ophiothrix brasiliensis

description: Ophiothrix brasiliensis n. sp.   MZUSP 01032 (22 specimens), MZUSP 02583 (01 specimen), Maranhão, Brazil, 00º04’– 02º11’S, 38º16’– 47º54’W, 52–95 m, coll. 1956–1965; MZUSP 02605 (06 specimens), Maranhão, Brazil, 01°90’S, 37°82’W, 55 m, coll. 06/ VI/1998; MZUSP 02614 (01 specimen), Maranhão, Brazil, 01º57’S, 37º46’W, 55 m, coll. 12/X/1967; MZUSP 02607 (01 specimen), Maranhão, Brazil, 01°62’S, 38°10’W, 43 m, coll. 07/ VI/1998; MZUSP 02586 (01 specimen), Piauí, Brazil, 02º49’S, 38º50’W, 72 m, coll. 02/IX/1970 by Comis. Canopus; MZUSP 02612 (02 specimens), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 05/37’S, 35°13’W, coll. 20/IX/2009 by Tavares, Santana, Pinheiro, Faria & Braga; MZUSP 02589 (01 specimen), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 05º21’S, 35º21’W, coll. 27/XI/2009 by Tavares, Santana, Pinheiro, Faria & Braga; MZUSP 02593 (02 specimens), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 05º21’S, 35º21’W, 0–69, coll. 16/XI/2009 by Tavares, Santana, Pinheiro, Faria & Braga; MZUSP 02587 (07 specimens), Paraíba, Brazil, 06º40’S, 34º26’W, 72 m, coll. XII/1965 by Comis. Canopus; MZUSP 01033 (45 specimens), MZUSP 01031 (28 specimens), MZUSP 02596 (01 specimen), 01°56’– 04º27’S, 35º53’– 48º01’W, 58–110 m, coll. 1953–1965; LIMCE 00202 (02 specimens), LIMCE 00094 (02 specimens), LIMCE 00009 (01 specimen), LIMCE 00306 (03 specimens), LIMCE 00225 (02 specimens), LIMCE 00168 (03 specimens), LIMCE 00232 (01 specimen), LIMCE 00377 (02 specimens), LIMCE 00191 (01 specimen), LIMCE 00114 (02 specimens), LIMCE 00103 (03 specimens), LIMCE 00044 (01 specimen), LIMCE 00003 (01 specimen), Pacuru, Ceará, Brazil, 03º24’– 03º40’S, 38º38’– 39º01’W, 0 m, coll. 2002 by A.C.M Queiroz, O.P. Lopes, T.M. Garcia & C.B. Melo; MZUSP 02616 (01 specimen), Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°24’S, 34°57’W, 2 m, 11/VIII/1999; MZUSP 02951 (05 specimens), Pernambuco, Brazil, 07º08’S, 34º26’W, 67 m, coll. XII/1965 by Comis. Canopus; MZUSP 02952 (03 specimens), Pernambuco, Brazil, 07º18’– 08º44’S, 34º28’– 34°49’W, 24–65 m, coll. 1965–1971; MOUFPE-ECH 00055 (03 specimens), Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil, 07°45’S, 34°38’W, coll. S. Souza, 28/X/1988; MOUFPE-ECH 00061 (05 specimens), Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil, 07°45’S, 34°38’W, coll. S. Souza, 23/XI/1988; MOUFPE-ECH 00087 (01 specimen), Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil, 07°45’S, 34°38’W, coll. S. Souza, 08/I/1989; MOUFPE-ECH 00118 (03 specimens), Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil, 07°45’S, 34°38’W, coll. S. Souza, 28/XIII/1988; MOUFPE-ECH 00090 (05 specimens), Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil, 07°45’S, 34°38’W; MOUFPE-ECH 00022 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00024 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00025 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00026 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00029 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00030 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00105 (01 specimen), MPUFPE-ECH 00107 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00112 (01 specimen), Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°45’S, 35°05’W, coll. 03/ VI/2016 by Vellela; MOUFPE-ECH 00041 (01 specimen), Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°45’S, 35°05’W, coll. 14/ V/2003; MOUFPE-ECH 00097 (01 specimen), Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°45’S, 35°05’W, coll. 29/ VI/2019; MOUFPE-ECH 00048 (01 specimen), Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°45’S, 35°05’W, 30 m, coll. 26/ VI/1964; MOUFPE-ECH 00119 (02 specimens), MOUFPE-ECH 00127 (01 specimen), Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°45’S, 35°05’W, 30 m, coll. 03/ VI/2019; MOUFPE-ECH 00050 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00051 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00079 (08 specimens), MOUFPE-ECH 00084 (01 specimen), MOUFPE-ECH 00085 (01 specimen), Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°43’S, 35°05’W, coll. 1964; MOUF- PE-ECH 00103 (01 specimen), Pernambuco, Brazil, 08°43’S, 35°05’W; MZUSP 02594 (02 specimens), Alagoas, Brazil, 09º41’– 10º18’S, 35º18’– 35º56’W, coll. III/1966 by Comis. Canopus; UFBA 00398 (01 specimen), UFBA 00507 (01 specimen), UFBA 00508 (01 specimen), UFBA 00681 (01 specimen), UFBA 00701 (02 specimens), UFBA 00730 (02 specimens), UFBA 00731 (04 specimens), UFBA 00919 (01 specimen), UFBA 00987 (01 specimen), UFBA 01067 (01 specimen), UFBA 00733 (01 specimen), Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil, 12º44’– 12º50’S, 38º06’– 38º21’W, 0–26m, coll. 1993–2009 by Lameb; UFBA 00734 (01 specimen), UFBA 00735 (01 specimen), UFBA 00739 (01 specimen), UFBA 00740 (03 specimens), UFBA 00733 (01 specimen), UFBA 00734 (01 specimen), UFBA 00735 (01 specimen), UFBA 00736 (01 specimen), UFBA 00737 (01 specimen), UFBA 00738 (03 specimens), UFBA 00739 (01 specimen), UFBA 00740 (03 specimens), UFBA 00741 (02 specimens), UFBA 00743 (03 specimens), UFBA 00744 (01 specimen), UFBA 00748 (01 specimen), UFBA 00753 (02 specimens), UFBA 01014 (02 specimens), UFBA 01015 (04 specimens), UFBA 01016 (01 specimen), UFBA 01017 (01 specimen), UFBA 01019 (02 specimens), UFBA 01020 (01 specimen), UFBA 01021 (02 specimens), UFBA 01022 (02 specimens), UFBA 01023 (02 specimens), UFBA 01024 (06 specimens), UFBA 01025 (08 specimens), UFBA 01026 (12 specimens), UFBA 01027 (04 specimens), UFBA 01028 (04 specimens), UFBA 01029 (04 specimens), UFBA 01322 (03 specimens), UFBA 01404 (01 specimen), UFBA 00901 (01 specimen), UFBA 00911 (01 specimen), UFBA 00408 (12 specimens), UFBA 00409 (06 specimens), UFBA 01211 (01 specimen), UFBA 00405 (01 specimen), UFBA 00407 (04 specimens), UFBA 00249 (15 specimens), UFBA 00264 (02 specimens), UFBA 00275 (01 specimen), UFBA 00279 (01 specimen), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 12º57’– 13º00’S, 38º21’– 38º27’W, 0–22 m, coll. 1996–2007; MZUSP 02971 (03 specimens), Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, 17º58’S, 38º41’W, coll. V/1958 by L.P. Neto; MZUSP 02953 (02 specimens), Anchieta, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20º48’S, 40º38’W, coll. XI/1963 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02954 (02 specimens), Ilha Trindade, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20º30’S, 29º20’W, coll. VII/1950 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02955 (01 specimen), Espírito Santo, Brazil, 18º49’– 21º37’S, 29º18’– 35º22’W, 37–97 m, coll. V/1987 by Marion Dufresn; MZUSP 02973 (02 specimens), Ilha Trindade, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20º29’S, 29º20’W, 7 m, coll. XI/2014 by J.B. Mendonça; EqMN 3273 (02 specimens), EqMN3351 (06 indivíduos), Aracruz, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 19º48’S, 37º46’W, 5–58 m; EqMN3279 (01 specimen), EqMN3293 (01 specimen), Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20º24’S, 39º55’W, 50m; EqMN3289 (01 specimen), EqMN3283 (01 specimen), EqMN3271 (01 specimen), EqMN3265 (02 specimens), EqMN3282 (01 specimen), Cadeia submarina Vitória-Trindade, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20º08’– 20º40’S, 34º35’– 37º29’W, 50–108 m; EqMN3352 (28 specimens), Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 20º37’S, 40º01’W, 54 m; MZUSP 02599 (01 specimen), Ilha Trindade, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 18º49’– 20º31’S, 29º19’– 34º42’W, 15–70 m, coll. V/1987 by Marion Dufresn; EqMN3288 (01 specimen), Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 19º31’S, 38º46’W, 65 m; MOUFPE-ECH 00001 (01 specimen), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°43’S, 43°04’W, coll. 1966; ZUEC 02015 (01 specimen), Baía de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22º56’S, 43º55’W, coll. IX/2006 by J.S. V da Silva; MZUSP 01034 (02 specimen), MZUSP 01036 (05 specimens), MZUSP 01037 (05 specimens), MZUSP 01038 (15 specimens), MZUSP 01039 (05 specimens), MZUSP 01040 (11 specimens), MZUSP 02595 (01 specimen), São João da Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21°38’S, 40°58’W, coll. V/1950 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02580 (22 specimens), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21°21’S, 40°35’W, 29 m, coll. 03/XII/1991 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02581 (01 specimen), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21°20’S, 40°35’W, 27 m, coll. 19/VII/1991 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02592 (01 specimen), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22º25’S, 41º05’W, 51 m, coll. 08/VIII/1991 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02600 (07 specimens), Bacia de Campus, Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, 23°00’S, 42°25’W, 57 m, coll. L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02582 (01 specimen), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21°20’S, 40°35’W, 27 m, coll. 19/IV/2006 by J. B. Mendonça Jr.; MZUSP 02597 (06 specimens), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°25’S, 41°05’W, coll. 20/IV/2006; MZUSP 02606 (14 specimens), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22º25’S, 41º05’W, coll. 20/IV/2006; MZUSP 02610 (19 specimens), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23°53’S, 42°28’W, coll. 20/IV/2006; MZUSP 02611 (35 specimens), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23°53’S, 42°28’W, coll. 30/ III/2010 by J. B. Mendonça Jr.; MZUSP 02615 (08 specimens), Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23°53’S, 42°28’W, coll. 21/IV/2006; MZUSP 02588 (01 specimen), Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22º45’S, 41º51’W, coll. 1957; MZUSP 01035 (01 specimen), MZUSP 02956 (01 specimen), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23º00’S, 43º40’W, 8 m, coll. IX/1959 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02957 (02 specimens), Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23º00’S, 44º19’W, coll. 1966; MZUSP 01041 (17 specimens), MZUSP 2602 (01 specimen), Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22º49’– 22º54’S, 41º58’– 43º58’W, coll. 1957–1960; MZUSP 02958 (04 specimens), Ilhas Maricás, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23º00’S, 42º55’W, coll. IV/1985 by M. Tavares; MZUSP 02959 (01 specimen), Rio de Janeiror 23º12’S, 44º14’W, coll. VII/1966 by Moaryr; MZUSP 02960 (01 specimen), Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22º57’S, 44º01’W, coll. VII/1958; MZUSP 2590 (01 specimens), 23°14’S, 44°12’W, coll. 23/VII/1966 by L. R. Tommasi; ZUEC 01385 (07 specimens), ZUEC 01842 (01 specimen), ZUEC 01409 (21 specimens), ZUEC 01654 (17 specimens), ZUEC 00615 (01 specimen), MZUSP 02591 (01 specimen), Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, 23º13’S, 44º45’W, coll. 1959 by L. R. Tommasi; ZUEC 01658 (01 specimen), MZUSP 00448 (01 specimen), MZUSP 02961 (02 specimens), Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil, 23º46’S, 45º21’W, coll. 1959; ZUEC 01168 (05 specimens), ZUEC 01169 (11 specimens), ZUEC 01174 (20 specimens), ZUEC 01178 (08 specimens), MZUSP 00445 (02 specimens), MZUSP 00443 (01 specimen), MZUSP 00444 (02 specimens), MZUSP 00450 (01 specimen), MZUSP 01042 (03 specimens), São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil, 23º45’– 23º49’S, 45º24’– 45º25’W, 0–5 m, coll. 1982; MZUSP 02584 (01 specimen), São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil, 23°48’S, 45°35’W, coll. 08/ VI/2010; MZUSP 02962 (02 specimens), Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil, 23º56’– 24º00’S, 46º10’– 46º15’W, coll. 1958 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 02963 (04 specimens), Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, 23º58’S, 46º19’W, 0–36 m, coll. IV/1961 by L. R. Tommasi; MZUSP 01045 (01 specimen), MZUSP 01046 (04 specimens), MZUSP 02964 (02 specimens), Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil, 25º01’– 25º07’S, 47º51’– 47º52’W, coll. 1959; MZUSP 02585 (01 specimen), Itanhem, São Paulo, Brazil, 24°12’S, 46°44’W,coll. 1959; UFSITAB 00742 (02 specimens), Ilha do Mel, Paraná, Brazil, 25º32’S, 48º19’W, coll. VII/1992 by C. Manso; ZUEC 02238 (02 specimens), ZUEC 02323 (01 specimen), ZUEC 02321 (04 specimens), Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil, 25º42’– 25º50’S, 48º27’– 48º31’W, coll. 2013–2014; MZUSP 02965 (03 specimens), Ilha dos Papagaios, Paraná, Brazil, 25º32’S, 48º26’W, coll. VII/1957 by L. R. Tommasi.
description: Published as part of Santana, Alisson, Manso, Cynthia L. C., Almeida, Ana C. S. & Alves, Orane F. S., 2020, Taxonomic review of Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Echinodermata Ophiuroidea) from Brazil, with the description of four new species, pp. 51-78 in Zootaxa 4808 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/3927901