Ophidiaster reyssi Sibuet, 1977 Reports for the Azores: Ophidiaster reyssi $ Sibuet, 1977: 1085–1090, figs. 1A–C; $ A.M. Clark & Downey 1992: 282, pl. 69, figs. G, H. Type locality: Azores (39°33’00”N, 31°17’30”W). See: Sibuet (1977); A.M. Clark & Downey (1992). Occurrence: known only from the Azores (Sibuet 1977) and the Mediterranean Sea (A.M. Clark & Downey 1992). Depth: 128–350 m (A.M. Clark & Downey 1992); AZO: 350 m (Sibuet 1977). Habitat: hard substrate (Sibuet 1977). Remarks: Ophidiaster reyssi was described by Sibuet (1977) based on an individual collected in Azores by the oceanographic mission Biacores (by the research vessel Jean Charcot). A.M. Clark & Downey (1992) reported a second specimen from the Mediterranean Sea (near Sicily), expanding the geographical distribution of Ophidiaster reyssi, which was otherwise known only from the holotype.

Published as part of Madeira, Patrícia, Kroh, Andreas, Cordeiro, Ricardo, De, António M., Martins, Frias & Ávila, Sérgio P., 2019, The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean), pp. 1-231 in Zootaxa 4639 (1) on page 95, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4639.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3342161