Catalogue of the Ophiuroidea (brittle stars, Phylum Echinodermata) collected by the IN2021_V04 and IN2022_V08 expeditions to the Australian Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territories

Museum Victoria Science Reports: No. 24: 1–94 (2024)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.24

Abstract

In this catalogue, 80 species of ophiuroids collected by the IN2021_V04 and IN2022_V08 expeditions to the Australian Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territories are described and illustrated.

Keywords

ophiuroids, echinoderms, Indian Ocean Territories, illustrated catalogue, biodiversity, species discovery, deep-sea

Citation

O’Hara, T.D. 2024. Catalogue of the Ophiuroidea (brittle stars, Phylum Echinodermata) collected by the IN2021_V04 and IN2022_V08 expeditions to the Australian Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territories. Museum Victoria Science Reports 24: 1–94
https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.24

Publication date: 28 june 2024