MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-2432

Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensoni Lütken, 1856

Date Collected:

1877-12-01/1878-03-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Straits of Florida

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiotrichidae
Determined As: Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensoni Lütken, 1856
Determiner: [no agent data] on 2024-07-23
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: from original ID: Ophiothrix suensonii (ref WoRMS, 2024-07-23)
Previous Identification
Ophiothrix suensonii Lütken, 1856 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiotrichidae
Common Name(s): Suenson's brittle star
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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  • station number: 45

Part Condition Disposition Count
unknown (dry) unknown unknown 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Penny Benson 2021-09-16
Remarks: Localities vetted

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • Straits of Florida
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Straits of Florida
  • Depth:
  • 101 fms
  • Georeference:
  • 25.5500000°, -84.350000° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: [no agent data] on 1877-01-01 (Source: Lists of Dredging Stations in North American Water from 1867-1887 by Sanderson Smith)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (25° 33′ 0″ N  84° 21′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1877-12-01 / 1878-03-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • December 1877-March 1878
  • Collector:
  • USCSS Blake Expeditions

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