Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiomyxa australis

  • Author and date of publication

    Lütken, 1869

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    1997

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    SS01/97

  • Collected By

    Tim N. Stranks, et al, CSIRO

  • Collection Event Code

    SS01/97 52

  • Sampling Method

    Epibenthic Sled

  • Date Visited From

    29/01/1997 11:57 AM

  • Date Visited To

    29/01/1997 12:05 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    900

  • Depth From (m)

    750

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    SS01/97 52

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    70.0 km SSE of South East Cape, "Mackas" seamount

  • Latitude

    -44.21

  • Longitude

    147.05

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps