Hendler G (1984a) The association of Ophiothrix lineata and Callyspongia vaginalis: a
brittlestar-sponge cleaning symbiosis. Mar Ecol 5:9–27
Hendler G (1984b) Brittlestar color-change and phototaxis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea:
Ophiocomidae). Mar Ecol 5:379–401
Hendler G (1988a) Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): a description of
O. pawsoni new species, and a key to the species. Bull Mar Sci 42:265–272
Hendler G (1988b) Ophiuroid skeleton ontogeny reveals homologies among skeletal plates of
adults: a study of Amphiura filiformis, Amphiura stimpsonii and Ophiophragmus filograneus
(Echinodermata). Biol Bull 174:20–29
Hendler G (2005) Two new brittle star species of the genus Ophiothrix (Echinodermata:
Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) from coral reefs in the southern Caribbean Sea, with notes on
their biology. Carib J Sci 41:583–599
Hendler G, Miller JE (1984) Ophioderma devaneyi and Ophioderma ensiferum new brittlestar
species from the western Atlantic (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Proc Biol Soc Wash
97:462–491
Hendler G, Littman BS (1986) The ploys of sex: relationships among the mode of reproduction,
body size and habitats of coral-reef brittlestars. Coral Reefs 5:31–42
Hendler G, Byrne M (1987) Fine structure of the dorsal arm plate of Ophiocoma wendtii:
evidence for a photoreceptor system (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea). Zoomorphology
107:261–272
Hendler G, Turner RL (1987) Two new species of Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: with notes on ecology, reproduction and
morphology. Nat Hist Mus LA County Mus Contrib Sci 395:1–14
Hendler G, Peck RW (1988) Ophiuroids off the deep end: fauna of the Belizean fore-reef slope.
In: Burke RD, Randewov PV, Lambert P, Parsley RL (eds) Echinoderm Biology Proceedings
of the 6th International Echinoderm Conference. Victoria, AA Balkema, Rotterdam,
Brookfield, pp 411–419
Hendler G, Pawson J (2000) Echinoderms of the Rhomboidal Cays: biodiversity, distribution and
ecology. Atoll Res Bull 49:273–299
Hendler G, Kim IH (2010) Larval biology of Thaumatopsyllid copepods endoparasitic in
Caribbean ophiuroids. J Crust Biol 30:206–224
Hendler G, Baldwin CC, Smith DG, Thacker CE (1999) Planktonic dispersal of juvenile brittle
stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) on a Caribbean reef. Bull Mar Sci 65:283–288
Hendler G, Miller JE, Pawson DL, Kier PM (1995) Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Allies:
Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean. Smith Inst Press, Washington
Heyman WD, Kjerfve B (2001) The Gulf of Honduras. In: Seeliger U, Kjerfve B (eds) Coastla
marine ecosystems of Latin America. Springer, Berlin, pp 17–32
Hotchkiss FHC (1982) Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I. Structure
and Communities. In: Rützler K, Macintyre IG (eds) The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem of
Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smith Inst Press, Washington, pp 387–411
Humes AG (2000) Asterocheres crinoidicola n. sp., a copepod (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) parasitic on crinoids in Belize. System Parasitol 47:103–110
Humes AG, Hendler G (1999) Biology and taxonomy of species of Ophiopsyllus and
Pseudanthessius (Copepoda) associated with brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) in Belize. Bull Mar
Sci 65:699–713
Jackon JBC (1997) Reefs since Columbus. Coral Reefs 16:S23–S32
Jackson JBC, D’Croz L (1997) The ocean divided. In: Coates AG (ed) Central America: a natural
and cultural history. Yale University Press, New Haven, pp 38–70
John DD, Clark AM (1954) The ‘‘Rosaura’’ Expedition 1937–1938 3. The Echinodermata. Bull
Hr Mus Nat Hist (Zool) 2:139–162
Kessler WS (2006) The circulation of the eastern tropical Pacific: a review. Prog Oceanogr
69:181–217
Kier PM (1975) The echinoids of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smith Contr Zool 206:1–45
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brittlestar-sponge cleaning symbiosis. Mar Ecol 5:9–27
Hendler G (1984b) Brittlestar color-change and phototaxis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea:
Ophiocomidae). Mar Ecol 5:379–401
Hendler G (1988a) Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): a description of
O. pawsoni new species, and a key to the species. Bull Mar Sci 42:265–272
Hendler G (1988b) Ophiuroid skeleton ontogeny reveals homologies among skeletal plates of
adults: a study of Amphiura filiformis, Amphiura stimpsonii and Ophiophragmus filograneus
(Echinodermata). Biol Bull 174:20–29
Hendler G (2005) Two new brittle star species of the genus Ophiothrix (Echinodermata:
Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) from coral reefs in the southern Caribbean Sea, with notes on
their biology. Carib J Sci 41:583–599
Hendler G, Miller JE (1984) Ophioderma devaneyi and Ophioderma ensiferum new brittlestar
species from the western Atlantic (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Proc Biol Soc Wash
97:462–491
Hendler G, Littman BS (1986) The ploys of sex: relationships among the mode of reproduction,
body size and habitats of coral-reef brittlestars. Coral Reefs 5:31–42
Hendler G, Byrne M (1987) Fine structure of the dorsal arm plate of Ophiocoma wendtii:
evidence for a photoreceptor system (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea). Zoomorphology
107:261–272
Hendler G, Turner RL (1987) Two new species of Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: with notes on ecology, reproduction and
morphology. Nat Hist Mus LA County Mus Contrib Sci 395:1–14
Hendler G, Peck RW (1988) Ophiuroids off the deep end: fauna of the Belizean fore-reef slope.
In: Burke RD, Randewov PV, Lambert P, Parsley RL (eds) Echinoderm Biology Proceedings
of the 6th International Echinoderm Conference. Victoria, AA Balkema, Rotterdam,
Brookfield, pp 411–419
Hendler G, Pawson J (2000) Echinoderms of the Rhomboidal Cays: biodiversity, distribution and
ecology. Atoll Res Bull 49:273–299
Hendler G, Kim IH (2010) Larval biology of Thaumatopsyllid copepods endoparasitic in
Caribbean ophiuroids. J Crust Biol 30:206–224
Hendler G, Baldwin CC, Smith DG, Thacker CE (1999) Planktonic dispersal of juvenile brittle
stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) on a Caribbean reef. Bull Mar Sci 65:283–288
Hendler G, Miller JE, Pawson DL, Kier PM (1995) Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Allies:
Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean. Smith Inst Press, Washington
Heyman WD, Kjerfve B (2001) The Gulf of Honduras. In: Seeliger U, Kjerfve B (eds) Coastla
marine ecosystems of Latin America. Springer, Berlin, pp 17–32
Hotchkiss FHC (1982) Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, I. Structure
and Communities. In: Rützler K, Macintyre IG (eds) The Atlantic Barrier Reef Ecosystem of
Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smith Inst Press, Washington, pp 387–411
Humes AG (2000) Asterocheres crinoidicola n. sp., a copepod (Siphonostomatoida: Asterocheridae) parasitic on crinoids in Belize. System Parasitol 47:103–110
Humes AG, Hendler G (1999) Biology and taxonomy of species of Ophiopsyllus and
Pseudanthessius (Copepoda) associated with brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) in Belize. Bull Mar
Sci 65:699–713
Jackon JBC (1997) Reefs since Columbus. Coral Reefs 16:S23–S32
Jackson JBC, D’Croz L (1997) The ocean divided. In: Coates AG (ed) Central America: a natural
and cultural history. Yale University Press, New Haven, pp 38–70
John DD, Clark AM (1954) The ‘‘Rosaura’’ Expedition 1937–1938 3. The Echinodermata. Bull
Hr Mus Nat Hist (Zool) 2:139–162
Kessler WS (2006) The circulation of the eastern tropical Pacific: a review. Prog Oceanogr
69:181–217
Kier PM (1975) The echinoids of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smith Contr Zool 206:1–45
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