MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-1998

Ophiacantha sentosa Lyman, 1878

Syntype of Ophiacantha sentosa

Date Collected:

1875-11-17

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Southeast: Chile: Valparaiso Region | [coordinate data only]

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: Theodore Lyman IIIlinked data icon in 1878
Nature of ID: type ID

Lyman 1878, page 140, Syntype of Ophiacantha sentosa Lyman, 1878 plate IX figs 229-232
Media type: text; Lyman 1878 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. V no. 7;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Lyman 1878 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. V no. 7

  • station number: 298

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (dry) poor in collection 1 History (3)
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: partial arm; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-10-25
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-10-21   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-10-25

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Southeast
  • Country:
  • Chile
  • State/Province:
  • Valparaiso Region
  • Specific Locality:
  • [coordinate data only]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • [coordinate data only]
  • Depth:
  • 2225 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -34.116666°, -73.933333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1875-11-17 (Source: 'Challenger' Expedition List of Observing Stations - C. Wyville Thomson 1877)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (34° 7′ 0″ S  73° 56′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Dredged
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1875-11-17
  • Verbatim Date:
  • November 17, 1875
  • Collector:
  • HMS Challenger Expedition 1873-1876

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  • [Masked]