MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 139694

Ophiocten pacificum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899

Date Collected:

2016-07-17

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Northeast: United States: California | California

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:139694 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Ophiocten pacificum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiuridae
Determiner: Yossellin Tapia-De la O on 2023-10-13
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Ophiuridae Müller & Troschel, 1840 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Asterozoa Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiurina
Determiner: E/V Nautilus, Ocean Exploration Trust on 2016-07-17
Nature of ID: expert ID

  • None

  • cruise number: NA074-California
  • dive number: H1539
  • station number: NA074-080-01

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal: tissue (RNAlater) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: B-Snip of arm of ophiuroid; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2016-09-02
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= Loose rock from overhang, reddish in color Wetlab description= large oxidized sedimentary rocks, fine grained, evidence of bioturbation. WetLab Description Subsample= ophiuroids Biometrics= N/A. IZ 139694 initially cataloged as 1 specimen, however there were 3 specimens in this lot. Further identification in 2023 showed this to be 3 separate species. The cryo part in 139694 could possibly be from any of the lots.

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Northeast
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • California
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • California
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • California
  • Depth:
  • 1749.2 m
  • Locality Remarks:
  • T17:32:53.283Z
  • Georeference:
  • 34.3372330°, -121.11850° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: E/V Nautilus, Ocean Exploration Trust on 2016-07-17 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Method:
  • ROV Grab
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2016-07-17
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 2016-07-17
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Temp=2.5129deg C, Salinity=34.5698psu, Oxygen=62.35(μmoles/L), Corrected O2 data=50.69055
  • Collector:
  • E/V Nautilus-074, Ocean Exploration Trust

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]
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