MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-1903

Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1871

Syntype of Ophiacantha abyssicola

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1927-01-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northeast: Norwegian Sea | Norway

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Current Identification
Ophiacantha abyssicola G.O. Sars, 1871 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: Georg Ossian Sars in 1871
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Sars 1871 Description: Christiania;

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: partial arm; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-09-30
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) broken in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-09-27

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northeast
  • Sea:
  • Norwegian Sea
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • Norway
  • Specific Locality:
  • Norway
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Norway,
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1927-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • Georg Ossian Sars

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