Catalogue of ophiuroid specimens of the Department of Zoology, the University Museum, the University of Tokyo, collected by Dr. Hikoshichiro Matsumoto
Toshihiko Fujita
Department of Zoology, National Science Museum, Tokyo, 3-23-1 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073 Japan
Summary
The collection of the University Museum, the University of Tokyo houses 134 ophiuroid specimens collected by Dr. Hikoshichiro Matsumoto. It includes the type specimens representing 11 nominal species. Matsumoto's works on ophiuroids are briefly reviewed and each species is presented with the current status, museum catalogue number and citation in Matsumoto's papers.
