MCZ Invertebrate Zoology OPH-5952

Ophiozonella falklandica Mortensen, 1936

Syntype of Ophiozonella falklandica

Date Collected:

1932-01-18

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Southwest | Falkland Islands

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Current Identification
Ophiozonella falklandica Mortensen, 1936 linked data icon
Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiolepididae
Determiner: Theodor Mortensen in 1936
Nature of ID: type ID

  • station number: WS820

Part Condition Disposition Count
fragment (dry) unknown being processed 1 History
Remarks: removed for SEM by Tania Pineda-Enriquez (sample 341) - Arm segment: proximal 3 to 5 seg
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 2022-10-04
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2022-09-30   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (dry) good in collection 3 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2022-10-04

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Southwest
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/8750 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Falkland Islands
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • off Falkland Ids
  • Depth:
  • 195 - 203 fms
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1932-01-18
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Jan 18, 1932
  • Collector:
  • RRS William Scoresby

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