Brittle star
NH:1899.114.576
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Ophiothrix Ophiothrix caespitosa
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
6 April 1874 - 12 June 1874
Form:
Fluid
Taxonomy
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:
Port Jackson, Australia
Water body:
Tasman Sea
Depth (Fathoms):
2-10 fathoms