MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-187

Ophioderma appressum (Say, 1825)

Date Collected:

1800-01-01/1950-01-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Florida: Cape Florida

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

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  • collector number: 671

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

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  • no collector data but possibly G. Wurdemann

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • Florida: Cape Florida
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Cape Florida
  • Georeference:
  • 25.6665888°, -80.155963° (Error radius: 11km) By: Penny Benson on 2014-10-03 (Source: Google Earth)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (25° 39′ 60″ N  80° 9′ 21″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1800-01-01 / 1950-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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