Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiomyxa australis

  • Author and date of publication

    Lütken, 1869

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    2024

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    13

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    IN2023_V05 SEA-MES voyage 1

  • Collected By

    Dr. Richard Little - CSIRO Enivornment, J Keesing, CSIRO

  • Collection Event Code

    IN2023 V05 244

  • Sampling Method

    Mckenna demersal fish trawl nets

  • Date Visited From

    27/07/2023

  • Date Visited To

    27/07/2023

  • Depth To (m)

    101.7

  • Depth From (m)

    122

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    Op 244

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    SE continental shelf, Freycinet Marine Park

  • Latitude

    -42.1122

  • Longitude

    148.526

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    data provided with specimen(s)

  • Georeference By

    J Keesing