Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiactis abyssicola

  • Author and date of publication

    Sars, 1861

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    1997

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    24

  • 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 28

  • Sampling Method

    Epibenthic Sled

  • Date Visited From

    25/01/1997 11:42 PM

  • Date Visited To

    26/01/1997 12:31 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    1225

  • Depth From (m)

    1225

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    SS01/97 28

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    89.5 km SSE of South East Cape, "K1" seamount

  • Latitude

    -44.29

  • Longitude

    147.41

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps