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
Type Specimen
Ophiuroid species newly described by Hikoschihiro Matsumoto (Table 1). Out of the 39 species, type specimens of 11 species are deposited in the University Museum, the University of Tokyo(Fig. 3). Present taxonomic status are shown in square brackets.
Fig. 3.
A: Asteroschema tubiferum Matsumoto, 1911, a syntype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-8.
B: Asteroschema glaucum Matsumoto, 1911, a syntype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-10.
C: Ophiocreas brevis Matsumoto, 1911, a paratype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-15.
D: Astrophyton annulatum Matsumoto, 1912, holotype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-26.
E: Astrotoma echinacea Matsumoto, 1912, a syntype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-29.
F: Astrotoma sobrina Matsumoto, 1912, a syntype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-30.
G: Ophiolebes tuberosus Matsumoto, 1915, a syntype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-34.
H: Amphiura aestuarii Matsumoto, 1915, a sytnype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-57.
I: Amphiura vadicola Matsumoto, 1915, a syntype, UMUTZ-Echn-Oph-58.
Table 1
Matsumoto, 1911
Asteroschema tubiferum
Asteroschema glaucum
Astrocharis ijimai
Ophiocreas brevis [= Ophiocreas glutinosum Döderlein, 1911 by Matsumoto (1912c)]
Matsumoto, 1912a
Astrotoma sobrina [= Astrocrius sobrinus (Matsumoto, 1912) by Döderlein (1927)]
Astrotoma echinacea [= Astrothamnus echinaceus (Matsumoto, 1912) by Matsumoto (1915)]
Astrophyton annulatum [= Astrocladus annulatus (Matsumoto, 1912) by Matsumoto (1912c)]
Matsumoto, 1912b
Astrophiura kawamurai
Matsumoto, 1912c
Asteroschema hemigymnum
Matsumoto, 1915
Ophiostiba hidekii
Ophiohyalus gotoi
Ophiosmilax mirabilis
Astroboa arctos
Ophiacantha bisquamata
Ophiothamnus venustus
Ophiolebes tuberosus [= Ophiolebes tuberosa Matsumoto, 1915]
Ophiomoeris projecta
Amphiactis umbonata [= Histampica umbonata (Matsumoto, 1915) by A. M. Clark (1970)]
Ophiophragmus japonicus [= Amphioplus (Lymanella) japonicus (Matsumoto, 1915) by A. M. Clark (1970)]
Amphipholis japonica [= Amphiopholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) by Irimura (1982)]
Amphiura vadicola [= Amphiura (Fellaria) vadicola Matsumoto, 1915 by A. M. Clark (1970)]
Amphiura aestuarii [= Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) aestuarii Matsumoto, 1915 by A. M. Clark (1970)]
Aspidophiura watasei
Stegophiura vivipara
Ophiuroconis monolepis
Bathypectinura gotoi [= Ophiocrates heros (Lyman, 1879) by Madsen (1973, 1983)]
Ophioplax lamellosa
Ophiocrasis marktanneri [= Ophionereis dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) by A. M. Clark (1953)]
Matsumoto, 1917
Ophiomitrella stellifera
Ophiacantha aenigmatica
Amphichilus trichoides [= Amphioplus (Amphichilus) trichoides (Matsumoto, 1917) by A. M. Clark (1970)]
Amphiacantha dividua [=Ophiocomella sexradia (Duncan, 1887) by A. M. Clark (1970)]
Amphipholis sobrina
Amphiura iridoides
Ophiomaza kanekoi [= Ophiomaza cacaotica Lyman, 1871 by Irimura (1981)]
Ophiura paucisquama
Matsumoto, 1918
Astrothrombus chrysanthi
Matsumoto, 1941
Amphipholis tetracantha
Amphiura sinicola [= Amphiura (Fellaria) sinicola Matsumoto, 1941 by A. M. Clark (1970)
