Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiothrix caespitosa

  • Author and date of publication

    Lyman, 1879

  • Preferred Common name

    Five-armed Brittle Star

  • Other Common Names

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    1998

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    97

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    VNPMS

  • Collected By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria, Simon P. Heislers - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    VNPMS 75

  • Sampling Method

    Quadrat/scuba

  • Date Visited From

    26/03/1996

  • Date Visited To

    26/03/1996

  • Depth From (m)

    10

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    VNPMS 75

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Point Hicks 200m offshore of Point Hicks, near the "whaleback" rock, 200 m E of point

  • Latitude

    -37.8013

  • Longitude

    149.289

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84