MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3505

Ophioplinthaca pulchra Koehler, 1904

Syntype of Ophioplinthaca mitis

Date Collected:

1899-08-12

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central | Indonesia, Kepulauan Kai, Maluku

Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3505 Description: Top down view of single ophiuroid specimen with a scale bar.;  Aspect: dorsal

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Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3505 Description: Top down view of single ophiuroid specimen with a scale bar.;  Aspect: labels

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Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3505 Description: Bottom up view of single ophiuroid specimen with a scale bar.;  Aspect: ventral

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Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-03-02
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophioplinthaca mitis Koehler, 1904 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: René Koehler in 1904
Nature of ID: type ID

Koehler 1904, page 127, Syntype of Ophioplinthaca mitis Koehler, 1904 Plate 25, figures 1-3
Media type: text; Koehler 1904 Description: Ophiures de L'Expedition du Siboga;

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Shows Publication: Koehler 1904 Description: Ophiures de L'Expedition du Siboga

  • station number: 251

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (dry) poor in collection 1 History
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 2022-10-11
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-10-11   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-10-11

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Western Central
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [unknown]
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8746 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Indonesia, Kepulauan Kai, Maluku
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Indonesia; South of Kur Island
  • Depth:
  • 114 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -5.4733333°, 132.003333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1899-08-12 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (5° 28′ 24″ S  132° 0′ 12″ E)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1899-08-12
  • Verbatim Date:
  • August 12, 1899
  • Collector:
  • Siboga Expedition

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