MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-2726

Ophiomyxa tumida Lyman, 1883

Paratype of Ophiomyxa tumida

Date Collected:

1879-03-05/1879-03-10

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Barbados | [no specific locality data]

Current Identification
Ophiomyxa tumida Lyman, 1883 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiomyxidae
Determiner: Theodore Lyman IIIlinked data icon in 1883
Nature of ID: type ID

  • station number: 272, 273, 276, 278, 290, 296

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection ca.20 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Penny Benson 2021-08-06
Remarks: Localities vetted

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Barbados
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Barbados
  • Depth:
  • 69 - 103 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 13.0824100°, -59.684395° (Error radius: 20830m) By: Penny Benson on 2021-02-18 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1879-03-05 / 1879-03-10
  • Verbatim Date:
  • March 5 - 10, 1872
  • Collector:
  • USCSS Blake Expeditions

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