Brittle star
NH:1899.114.550
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Ophioplinthaca sarsii
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
29 December 1873 - 29 December 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
146
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiacanthidae
Genus:
Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899
Species:
Ophioplinthaca sarsii (Lyman, 1878)
Station/Area Information
Station:
146
Date collected:
29/12/1873
Area:
Prince Edward Island (north east of), South Africa
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
1375 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-46.77
Decimal Longitude:
45.52
Gear:
Trawl
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02759
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02675
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
41.1°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
39.2°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
39°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
38.8°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
38.3°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
37.8°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
37.2°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
36.6°F
Notes:
Previous name: Ophiomitra sarsi Lyman. Misspelt as 'sarsi'
