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Brittle star (Ophiomyxa australis)

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Description

Synonyms: Ophiodera brevispina

Accession number

NHMUK-1956.10.2.67-70

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

2 April 1874

Area or Water body

Off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, Australia
Tasman Sea

FAO

57

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 0
Sediment sample: Shelly sand
Surface Temperature (°F): 63.2

Taxonomic groups

Ophiomyxa australis
Ophiomyxa
Ophiomyxidae
Ophiurida
Ophiuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

162

Gear

Dredge

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