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
Taxonomic List
Phylum Echinodermata 棘皮動物門
Class Ophiuroidea クモヒトデ綱
Family Ophiomyxidae
Ophiodera anisacantha (H. L. Clark, 1911)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-1. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-2. No data.
Family Asteronychidae
Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1842
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-3; Asteronyx loveni:Matsumoto, 1917:33-34, fig.6.
Not determined
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-4. No data.
Family Euryalidae
Astroceras pergamenum Lyman, 1879
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-5, off Ukishima, 350 fms; Asteroceras pergamena:Matsumoto, 1917:35-37, fig.7.
Trichaster flagellifer von Martens, 1866
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-6, Tanabe Bay; Trichaster elegans:Matsumoto, 1917:38-40, fig.8.
Euryale aspera Lamarck, 1816
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-7; Euryale aspera:Matsumoto, 1917:40-41, fig.9.
Family Asteroschematidae
Asteroschema tubiferum Matsumoto, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-8, Okinose, syntypes (Fig. 3A); Asteroschema tubiferum Matsumoto, 1911:623-624, fig.5-6; 1915:52-53;1917:44-45, fig. 10.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-9, off Misaki; Asteroschema tubiferum:Matsumoto, 1917:44-45,fig.10.
Asteroschema glaucum Matsumoto, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-10, Doketsuba, syntypes (Fig. 3B); Asteroschema glaucum Matsumoto, 1911:624-626, fig.7-8;1915:53;1917:46-47, fig.11.
Asteroschema hemigymnum Matsumoto, 1912
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-11 off Misaki, holotype (specimen broken); Asteroschema hemigymnum Matsumoto, 1912b: 381-382, pl. 5 fig. 3-4; 1915:53-54.;1917:47-49, fig.12.
Ophiocreas caudatus Lyman, 1879
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-12, Otaba; Asteroschema (Ophiocreas) caudatum:Matsumoto, 1917:49-51, fig.13.
Ophiocreas japonicum (Koehler, 1907)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-13. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-14. No data.
Ophiocreas glutinosum Döderlein, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-15, outside of Okinose, paratypes of Ophiocreas brevis (Fig. 3C); Ophiocreas brevis Matsumoto, 1911:630; 1912a: 207, figs.19-21; Asteroschema (Ophiocreas) glutinosum:Matsumoto, 1912b:383;1917:53-55, fig.15.
Family Gorgonocephalidae
Asteroporpa hadracantha H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-16; Asteroporpa hadracantha:Matsumoto, 1917:67-68, fig.17.
Gorgonocephalus tuberosus Döderlein, 1902
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-17; Gorgonocephalus tuberosus:Matsumoto, 1917:70-71.
Gorgonocephalus eucnemis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-18; Gorgonocephalus caryi:Matsumoto, 1917:71-73.UMUT Oph-19; Gorgonocephalus caryi:Matsumoto, 1917:71-73.
Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus Döderlein, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-20, Misaki; Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus:Matsumoto, 1917:73, fig.20.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-21. No data.
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach,1816
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-22. No data.
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Leach,1819
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-23. No data.
Gorgonocephalus sp.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-24. No data.
Astrodendrum sagaminum (Döderlein, 1902)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-25; Astrodendrum sagaminum:Matsumoto, 1917:73-74, fig.21.
Astrocladus annulatus Matsumoto, 1912
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-26, Misaki , holotype (Fig. 3D); Astrophyton annulatum Matsumoto, 1912a: 206, figs.17-18; Astrocladus annulatus:Matsumoto, 1912b: 389; 1915:56-57; 1917:75-77, fig.22.
Astrocladus coniferus (Döderlein, 1902)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-27; Astrocladus coniferus:Matsumoto, 1917:77-79(var. dofleini).
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-28; Astrocladus coniferus:Matsumoto, 1917:77-79(var. pardalis).
Astrothamnus echinaceus Matsumoto, 1912
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-29, off Misaki , syntypes (Fig. 3E); Astrotoma echinacea Matsumoto, 1912a:200, fig.6-8; Astrothamnus echinaceus:Matsumoto, 1915:59-61;1917:86-87, fig.25.
Astrocrinus sobrinus (Matsumoto, 1912)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-30, off Odawara, syntypes (Fig. 3F); Astrotoma sobrina Matsumoto, 1912a:199-200, fig.3-5, off Misaki;1917:88-90, fig.26.
Not determined
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-31. No data.
Family Ophiacanthidae
Ophiacantha acanthinotata H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-32; Ophiacantha acanthinotata:Matsumoto, 1917:117.
Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O.Sars,1871
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-33. No data.
Ophiolebes tuberosa Matsumoto, 1915
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-34, Okinose, syntypes (Fig. 3G); Ophiolebes tuberosus Matsumoto, 1915:64-65; Ophiolebes tuberosa:Matsumoto, 1917:133-135, fig.33.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-35; Ophiolebes tuberosa:Matsumoto, 1917:133-135, fig.33.
Ophioplinthaca rudis (Koehler, 1897)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-36. No data.
Family Ophiactidae
Ophiactis dyscrita H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-37. No data.
Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-38; Ophiactis savignyi:Matsumoto1917:158-159, fig.39.
Ophiactis lymani Ljungman, 1871
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-39. No data.
Ophiopholis mirabilis (Duncan, 1879)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-40, Aomori Bay; Ophiopholis mirabilis:Matsumoto, 1917:160.
Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-41. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-42. No data.
Ophiopholis japonica Lyman, 1879
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-43, Albatross Station 4784; Ophiopholis aculeata var. japonica:Matsumoto, 1917:162-163, fig.41.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-44; Ophiopholis aculeata var. japonica:Matsumoto, 1917:162-163, fig.41.
Ophiopholis brachyactis H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-45; Ophiopholis brachyactis:Matsumoto, 1917:163-164, fig.42.
Family Amphiuridae
Amphioplus (Amphioplus) ancistrotus (H. L. Clark, 1911)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-46, Yahagigake; Amphioplus ancistrotus:Matsumoto, 1917:171-172, fig.43.
Amphioplus (Amphioplus) macraspis (H. L. Clark, 1911)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-47, Otaba; Amphioplus macraspis:Matsumoto, 1917:173-174, fig.44.
Amphioplus (Lymanella) japonicus (Matsumoto, 1915)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-48, Kagoshima Gulf, syntypes (specimens broken); Ophiophragmus japonicus Matsumoto, 1915:70;1917:183-185, fig.48.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-49; Ophiophragmus japoniicus:Matsumoto, 1917:183-185, fig.48.
Amphioplus abitus (Verrill, 1871)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-50. No data.
Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1829)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-51. No data.
Amphiura trachydisca H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-52, Nakanoyodomi; Amphiura trachydisca:Matsumoto, 1917:201.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-53; Amphiura trachydisca:Matsumoto, 1917:201.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-54. No data.
Amphiura (Amphiura) euopla H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-55. No data.
Amphiura (Amphiura) arcystata H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-56, Okinose; Amphiura acrystata:Matsumoto, 1917:203.
Amphiura aestuarii Matsumoto, 1915
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-57, Uraga Strait, syntypes (Fig. 3H); Amphiura aestuarii Matsumoto, 1915:73-74, Aburatsubo Cave;1917:208-211, fig.57.
Amphiura (Fellaria) vadicola Matsumoto, 1915
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-58, Sakurajima, Kagoshima Gulf, syntypes (Fig. 3I);
Amphiura vadicola Matsumoto, 1915:71-73; 1917:211-213, fig.58.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-59, Sakurajima; Amphiura vadicola:Matsumoto, 1917:211-213, fig.58.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-60. NO data.
Not determined
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-61. No data,
Family Ophiotrichidae
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix ) exigua Lyman, 1874
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-62, Uraga Channel; Ophiothrix koreana:Matsumoto, 1917:220.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-63. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-64, Kagoshima Gulf; Ophiothrix marenzelleri:Matsumoto, 1917:220-222(sublittoral form).
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-65, Asami Bay, Tsushima; Ophiothrix marenzelleri:Matsumoto, 1917:220-222(littoral form).
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-66. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-67; Ophiothrix marenzelleri:Matsumoto, 1917:220-222.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-68. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-69. No data.
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) panchyendyta H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-71. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-72. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-73. No data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-74. No data.
Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-75. No. data.
Ophiothrix sp.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-76. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-77. No. data.
Ophiogymna fulgens (Koehler, 1904)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-70, off Niijima; Ophiothrix macrobrachia:Matsumoto, 1917:222.
Family Ophiuridae
Stegophiura sterea (H. L. Clark, 1908)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-78, Uraga Channel; Stegophiura sterea:Matsumoto, 1917:258-259, fig.71.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-79.
Stegophiura sladeni (Duncan, 1879)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-80.
Ophiura kinbergi (Ljungman, 1866)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-81, mouth of Koajiro Bay; Ophiura kinbergi:Matsumoto, 1917:271-272, fig.73.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-82. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-83. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-84. No. data.
Ophiura sarsii Lütken, 1855
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-85. No. data.
Ophiura lepida (Lyman, 1878)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-86. No. data.
Ophiura Lütkeni (Lyman, 1860)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-87. No. data.
Ophiura lymani (Ljungman, 1870)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-88.
Ophiura sp.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-89.
Family Ophiolepididae
Ophiolepis superba H. L. Clark, 1915
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-90, Okinawa; Ophiolepis annulosa:Matsumoto, 1917:300-301, fig.82.
Ophioplocus japonicus H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-91. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-92. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-93. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-94. No. data.
Family Ophiodermatidae
Ophiarachna incrassata (Lamarck, 1816)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-95. No. data.
Ophiocrates heros (Lyman, 1879)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-96; Bathypectinura gotoi:Matsumoto, 1917:320-322, fig.89.
Pectinura anchista H. L. Clark, 1911
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-97. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-98; Pectinura anchista:Matsumoto, 1917:322.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-99. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-100. No. data.
Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1942)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-101, Enoura; Ophiarachnella gorgonia:Matsumoto, 1917:323-324.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-102.
Ophioderma brevicaudum Lütken, 1856
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-103. No. data.
Ophioderma cinereum Müller & Troschel, 1842
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-104. No. data.
Family Ophiochitonidae
Ophiochiton fastigatus Lyman, 1878
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-105. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-106. No. data.
Family Ophionereididae
Ophionereis annulata (Le Conte, 1851)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-107. No. data.
Ophionereis sp.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-108. No. data.
Family Ophiocomidae
Ophiocoma brevipes Peters, 1851
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-109, Natsui, Hyuga;
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-110, Koshun Formosa; Ophiocoma brevipes:Matsumoto, 1917:343-345, fig.95.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-111. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-112; Ophiocoma brevipes:Matsumoto, 1917:343-345, fig.95.
Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lyman, 1883)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-113, Bonin Islands; UMUT Oph-114, Koshun, Formosa; Ophiocoma scolopendrina:Matsumoto, 1917:345-347.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-115; Ophiocoma scolopendrina:Matsumoto, 1917:345-347.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-116. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-117. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-118. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-119. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-120. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-121. No. data.
Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-122. No. data.
Ophiocoma sp.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-123. No. data.
Ophiomastix mixta Lütken, 1869
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-124. No. data.
Ophiomastix janualis Lyman, 1871
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-125, Okinawa; Ophiomastix lütkeni:Matsumoto, 1917:349-350, fig.98.
Ophiomastix annulosa (Lamarck, 1816)
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-126. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-127. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-128. No. data.
Ophiarthrum elegans Peters, 1851
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-129, Okinawa; Ophiarthrum elegans:Matsumoto, 1917:351, fig.100.
Family not determined
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-130. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-131. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-132. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-133. No. data.
UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-134. No. data.