Specimen F 71334 Ophiothrix caespitosa Lyman, 1879

• 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

  1985

• Identified By

  Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

• Number Of Specimens

  15

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Expedition Name

  Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)

• Collected By

  Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

• Collection Event Code

  BSS 178 S

• Sampling Method

  WHOI epibenthic sled

• Date Visited From

  18/11/1981 11:28 AM

• Date Visited To

  18/11/1981

• Depth From (m)

  26

• 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

  Amphilepidida

• Suborder

  Gnathophiurina

• Superfamily

  Ophiactoidea

• Family

  Ophiotrichidae

• Genus

  Ophiothrix

• Species Name

  caespitosa