A new species in the genus Ophiomyxa from South-west Australian waters (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiomyxidae)

Abstract

Franklin, A.M. and O'Hara, T.D. 2008. A new species in the genus Ophiomyxa from South-west Australian waters (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiomyxidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 57–62. A new species is described from the genus Ophiomyxa collected from south-west Australia. It is distinguished by the lack of marginal plates, three arm spines, the uppermost reaching up to 2 segments in length, and a characteristic pattern of reduced dorsal arm plates. Current evidence suggests it is endemic to waters around 400m deep off the coast of south-western Australia.