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Stegophiura sterilis Koehler
Stegophiura sterilis Koehler, 1922:370.
The description of Stegophiura sterilis was based on a single specimen identified in the first paragraph, when Koehler stated, “In the specimen of which I give photographs (pl. 83, figs. 8–11) the diameter of the disk is 15 mm, and the arms are from 45 mm to 50 mm in length.” Clark designated this specimen the lectotype of the species (p. 453), but unnecessarily assigned it a new catalog number, USNM E1054. The original record, USNM 41379 is retained for the lectotype and USNM E1054 is canceled. The 31 specimens of USNM 41378 are paralectotypes.
- bibliographic citation
- Ahearn, C. G. 1992. "Philippine brittlestars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) described by R. Koehler (1922): A corrected and annotated list of type specimens." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.537
