Specimen Details

  • 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

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    S03/84

  • Collected By

    CSIRO Marine Research

  • Collection Event Code

    S03/84 74

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, demersal beam (church)

  • Date Visited From

    25/06/1984 8:59 AM

  • Date Visited To

    25/06/1984

  • Depth To (m)

    540

  • Depth From (m)

    320

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    S03/84 74

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Off Maria Island

  • Latitude

    -42.68

  • Longitude

    148.42

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84