Comprehensive Description
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Ophiocopa singularis Koehler
Ophiocopa singularis Koehler, 1922:98.
Koehler began his description, “The specimen from station 5348 is in good condition. The diameter of the disk is 8 mm; the arms are incomplete, but two of them are preserved for almost their entire length and must have been about 25 mm long….” Koehler did not designate a type for this species. Clark selected the specimen from station 5348 (USNM 41280) as the lectotype, which is larger and in better condition than the other (p. 452). The specimen from station 5173 (USNM 41283), which Koehler regarded in poor condition 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
