Brittle star
NH:1899.114.577
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Trustees of the)1899-08-08
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Common name:
Common brittle-star
Scientific name:
Ophiothrix fragilis
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
28 October 1873 - 17 December 1873
Form:
Fluid
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Family:
Ophiotrichidae
Genus:
Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species:
Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
28 October 1873 - 17 December 1873
Area:
Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
Depth (Fathoms):
5-18 fathoms
Notes:
Previous name: Ophiothrix triglochis Muller and Troschel