MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-306

Ophioplocus esmarki Lyman, 1874

Holotype of Ophioplocus Esmarki

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1874-01-01

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central: United States: California | San Diego

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Current Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Previous Identification
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: Theodore Lyman IIIlinked data icon in 1874
Nature of ID: type ID

Lyman 1874, page 227, Holotype of Ophioplocus Esmarki Lyman, 1874 Plate V, Figs 12-14 ; Plate VI Fig 6
Media type: text; Lyman 1874 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. III no. 10;

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: partial arm; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2022-09-30
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-09-30   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-09-27

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • California
  • Specific Locality:
  • San Diego
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • San Diego, California
  • Habitat Description:
  • stones in shallow water
  • Locality Remarks:
  • this is a marine locality PBenson March 2020
  • Georeference:
  • 32.6500000°, -117.13333° (Error radius: 647m) By: Penny Benson on 2014-03-19 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1874-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • Lan Esmark

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