Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel)

Sastry, D. R. K., Marimuthu, N. & Rajan, Rajkumar, 2019, Echinodermata of Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea with the description of a new genus and a species, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (4) : -

Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel)

(Pl. VII. Fig. b)

1842. Ophiocoma pica Müller, J. and Troschel, F.H. System der Asteriden. p. 101.

1971. Ophiocoma pica : Clark, A.M. and Rowe, F.W.E. Monograph of shallow water Indo-west pacific echinoderms, p. 118 (key), p. 86-87 (distribution).

2019. Breviturma pica : Stohr, S., O“Hara, T., and Thuy, B. WoRMS.

Material: AGNN18-45. Dt. 19.11.2018. Four specs. AM-5. Dt. 17.02.2018. One spec. KA-2 . Dt. 12.02.2018. One spec. KV-5 . Dt. 10.02.2018. One spec. PMPN18 -

67. Dt. 22.11.2018. One spec. KVTWN18-167. Dt.

05.12.2018. 8 specs.

Distribution: Lakshadweep and Nicobars. Elsewhere: Indo-west Pacific, Red Sea and East coast of Africa to South Pacific Islands.