Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiocomella sexradia

  • Author and date of publication

    (Duncan, 1887)

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    2001

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    23

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: unfixed ethanol, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    RAINE

  • Collected By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria, Anthony Byrne, Cisternas, Falkner

  • Collection Event Code

    RAINE 13

  • Sampling Method

    hand/snorkel

  • Date Visited From

    8/12/2001

  • Date Visited To

    8/12/2001

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    RAINE 13

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Queensland

  • Precise Location

    Raine Island, microatolls on reef flat

  • Latitude

    -11.5933

  • Longitude

    144.042

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84