MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-204

Ophioderma cinereum Müller & Troschel, 1842

Date Collected:

1856-03-01/1858-04-30

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Dry Tortugas

Current Identification
Ophioderma cinereum Müller & Troschel, 1842 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiodermatidae
Common Name(s): chocolate brittle star
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

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  • collector number: 72

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 2 History

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  • collector as J.E. Mills

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • Dry Tortugas
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Tortugas
  • Verbatim Elevation:
  • original ID as Ophioderma cinerea
  • Georeference:
  • 24.6216040°, -82.984874° (Error radius: 24916m) By: Penny Benson on 2021-09-22 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1856-03-01 / 1858-04-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • possibly between March 1856 and April 1858
  • Collector:
  • James E. Mills

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