Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Ophiactis abyssicola

  • Author and date of publication

    Sars, 1861

  • Preferred Common name

    Brittle Star

  • Date Identified

    2004

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    NORFANZ

  • Collected By

    Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria, NORFANZ team

  • Collection Event Code

    TAN0308-051

  • Sampling Method

    sled, Sherman

  • Date Visited From

    21/05/2003 5:26 AM

  • Date Visited To

    21/05/2003 5:41 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    1000

  • Depth From (m)

    810

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Ocean

    Tasman Sea

  • Country

    Australia

  • Precise Location

    Lord Howe Rise

  • Latitude

    -29.2278

  • Longitude

    159.019

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    original