Ophiuroglypha Hertz, 1926

Ophiuroglypha irrorata (Lyman)

• Ophioglypha irrorata Lyman, T., 1882. Challenger Ophiuroidea, p. 47–8, Pl. 5.

Material Examined: About 50 specimens: 550 fathoms, Cook Strait, VUZ Station 83, 2 specimens; 435 fathoms, Cook Strait, VUZ Station 77, 5 specimens; 430 fathoms, Cook Strait, VUZ Station 97, 1 specimen; 400 fathoms, off Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty, Dom. Mus. Station B.S.210, 3 specimens; 380 fathoms, Cook Strait, VUZ Station 96, about 30 specimens; 360 fathoms, Cook Strait, VUZ Station 41, 11 specimens; 50–200 fathoms, Palliser Bay, VUZ Station 54, 1 specimen.

The material presents much variation in the pattern of the plates of the dorsal side of the disc.