Brittle star
263/1903/R/608
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Ophiothrix Ophiothrix caespitosa
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
6 April 1874 - 12 June 1874
Form:
Dry
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiotrichidae
Genus:
Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840
Subgenus:
Ophiothrix Ophiothrix
Species:
Ophiothrix Ophiothrix caespitosa Lyman, 1879
Synonyms:
Ophiothrix caespitosa
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
6 April 1874 - 12 June 1874
Area:
Off Port Jackson, Australia
Water body:
Tasman Sea
Depth (Fathoms):
2-10 fathoms