Specimen F 68910 Ophiomyxa australis Lütken, 1869

• Taxon Name

  Ophiomyxa australis

• Author and date of publication

  Lütken, 1869

• Preferred Common name

  Brittle Star

• Date Identified

  1985

• Identified By

  Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

• Number Of Specimens

  4

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Expedition Name

  Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)

• Collected By

  Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

• Collection Event Code

  BSS 216 T

• Sampling Method

  trawl, 5 m otter

• Date Visited From

  3/10/1983

• Date Visited To

  3/10/1983

• Depth To (m)

  56

• Depth From (m)

  56

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Ophiuroidea

• Subclass

  Myophiuroidea

• Superorder

  Ophintegrida

• Order

  Ophiacanthida

• Suborder

  Ophiodermatina

• Superfamily

  Ophiodermatoidea

• Family

  Ophiomyxidae

• Genus

  Ophiomyxa

• Species Name

  australis