MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-185

Ophioderma appressum (Say, 1825)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1870-01-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Virgin Islands of the United States | St. Thomas

Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiodermatidae
Common Name(s): harlequin brittle star
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 47 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn) By: Alana Rivera 2023-09-30
Remarks: cataloged, locality vetted

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • Virgin Islands of the United States
  • Specific Locality:
  • St. Thomas
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • U. S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
  • Georeference:
  • 18.3798120°, -64.927338° (Error radius: 15923m) By: Jeremy Kisala on 2020-04-01 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1870-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date range is related to collectors death date
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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