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A comprehensive taxonomic list of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, with a description of a rare species, Dougaloplus echinatus (Amphiuridae).

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Published in 2019 at "Zootaxa"

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.5

Abstract: The ophiuroid species listed were collected by benthic faunal surveys from 2016 to 2018 in submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan. The material includes 20 species from 8 families, Amphiuridae, Ophiocomidae, Ophiodermatidae, Ophiolepididae,… read more here.

Keywords: islands southwestern; ryukyu islands; caves ryukyu; southwestern japan ... See more keywords