MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-4214

Ophiocomella ophiactoides (H.L. Clark, 1900)

Holotype of Ophiacantha oligacantha

Date Collected:

1917-06

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Tortugas, Garden Key

Current Identification
Ophiocomella ophiactoides (H.L. Clark, 1900) linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiocomidae
Common Name(s): coralline brittle star
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2015-02-10
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Ophiacantha oligacantha H.L. Clark, 1918 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiacanthidae
Determiner: Hubert Lyman Clarklinked data icon in 1918
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy

Clark 1918, page 265, Holotype of Ophiacantha oligacantha H.L. Clark, 1918 plate 7, fig 5
Media type: text; Clark 1918 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXII no. 6;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Clark 1918 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LXII no. 6

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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 2022-10-14
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-10-14   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-10-14

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  • Associated Species: in coralline algae

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida

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