MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 140455

Ophiuroidea

Date Collected:

Current Identification

Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840

Animalia Echinodermata Asterozoa

Common Name(s): basket stars; brittle stars; brittlestars; ofiúro; ophiures; serpente do mar; snake stars

Determiner: E/V Nautilus-077, Ocean Exploration Trust on 2016-08-24

Nature of ID: expert ID

Part	Condition	Disposition	Count
whole animal (70% ethanol)	good	in collection	1	History
Remarks: A

Attribute	Value	Determination	On
associated grant	Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn)	By: Adam J. Baldinger	2022-11-21

Eventlog description=Small~10 cm rock from outcrop, not talus; fractured bedrock Wetlab description=rock with encrustations Wet lab description, Overall sample=small brittle star-pink-DNA only Other notes:ROV grab was with coral cutters for this dive

Specific Locality:
California
Verbatim Locality:
California
Depth:
760.5 m
Georeference:
37.2721300°, -123.09699° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: E/V Nautilus-077, Ocean Exploration Trust on 2016-08-24 (Source: unknown)
Datum:
unknown
Coordinates Entered As:
decimal degrees
Collecting Method:
ROV Grab
Collecting Source:
wild caught
Collected On:
2016-08-24
Verbatim Date:
2016-08-24
Collecting Event Remarks:
Temp=4.4108deg C, Salinity=34.3825psu, Oxygen=8(μmoles/L), Corrected O2 data=6.504
Collector:
E/V Nautilus-077, Ocean Exploration Trust