MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3527

Ophiogymna elegans Ljungman, 1866

Syntype of Ophiocampsis inermis

Date Collected:

1899-12-12

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

Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3527 Description: Top down view of single ophiuroid specimen with a scale bar.;  Aspect: dorsal

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Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3527 Description: Underside view of single ophiuroid specimen with a scale bar.;  Aspect: ventral

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Media type: image;   Invertebrate Zoology OPH-3527 Description: Handwritten labels for this specimen included in the specimen tray.;  Aspect: labels

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Current Identification
Ophiogymna elegans Ljungman, 1866 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiotrichidae
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-02-10
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophiocampsis inermis Koehler, 1905 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiotrichidae
Determiner: René Koehler
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: date determined: 1905

Koehler 1905, page 115, Syntype of Ophiocampsis inermis Koehler, 1905 Plate XIII figure 3
Media type: text; Koehler 1905 Description: Ophiures de L'Expedition du Siboga 2nd Partie Ophiures Littorales;

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Shows Publication: Koehler 1905 Description: Ophiures de L'Expedition du Siboga 2nd Partie Ophiures Littorales

  • station number: 258

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 2022-10-04
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-10-04   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) fair in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-10-04

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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, Tual, Kepulauan Kai, Maluku
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Kei Is
  • Depth:
  • 461 fms
  • Georeference:
  • -5.6333333°, 132.733333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1899-12-12 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (5° 38′ 0″ S  132° 44′ 0″ E)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1899-12-12
  • Verbatim Date:
  • December 12, 1899
  • Collector:
  • Siboga Expedition

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