Brittle star
NH:1899.114.564
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Amphioplus Unioplus glauca
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
12 May 1875 - 12 May 1875
Form:
Fluid
Station:
232
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Amphiuridae
Genus:
Amphioplus Verrill, 1899
Subgenus:
Amphioplus Unioplus
Species:
Amphioplus Unioplus glauca (Lyman, 1879)
Synonyms:
Amphioplus glaucus
Station/Area Information
Station:
232
Date collected:
12/05/1875
Area:
Inoshima (off), Japan
Water body:
Northwest Pacific Ocean
FAO:
61
Depth (Fathoms):
345 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
35.18
Decimal Longitude:
139.47
Gear:
Dredge & Trawl
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02485
Temperature at 25 fathoms:
62.8°F
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
58.8°F
Temperature at 75 fathoms:
55.4°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
53°F
Temperature at 125 fathoms:
51.4°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
50°F
Temperature at 175 fathoms:
48.7°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
47.4°F
Temperature at 225 fathoms:
46.1°F
Temperature at 250 fathoms:
45°F
Notes:
2 parts. Previous name: Amphiura glauca Lyman
