Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869

Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869: 391 .

Habitat: Gravel and sand, Epizoic on gorgonians, attached to coral reefs and artificial structures, 12–33 m (Clark 1915; Mortensen 1940; Price 1981, 1983; Jones 1986; present study).

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman: Jubail (19), Jinna Island (21), Stiffe’s Bank (28), Kuwait (ibid.).

Indian Ocean: Mascarene Basin and Red Sea (Clark & Rowe 1971), Madagascar (Cherbonnier & Guille 1978), South Africa and Mozambique (Clark 1974), Kenya (Humphreys 1981), West Indian Ocean (Marsh & Marshall 1983), Gulf of Mannar (James 1988), Scattered Isl. (Conand et al. 2013, 2016), South Africa (Olbers et al. 2019).