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6ca0bf3f-dad7-49c9-bcb9-1ba7740705cc

Classification
Scientific name: Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839
Author: Forbes, 1839
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiuridae
Genus: Ophiura
Species: albida
Higher classification: Animalia; Echinodermata; Asterozoa; Ophiuroidea; Myophiuroida; Metophiurida; Euryophiurida; Ophiurida; Ophiurina; Ophiuridae; Ophiurinae
Location
Locality: Off Clashfarland Point, Isle of Cumbrae
State province: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Island: Isle of Cumbrae
Island group: British Isles
Water body: Firth of Clyde
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland; North Ayrshire
Decimal latitude: 55.76672
Decimal longitude: -4.871784
Verbatim latitude: 55 46 00.2 N
Verbatim longitude: 004 52 18.42 W
Coordinate uncertainty: 0m
Geodetic datum: WGS84
Minimum depth(m): 42
Maximum depth(m): 42
Collection event
Recorded by: Dr Lauren E. Hughes, Chris Fletcher, Dr Jeffery R. Thompson, Mr Brian Smith, Heather R. A. Avrili
Expedition: Millport, Darwin Tree of Life, August 2021
Habitat: Sandy Mud
Vessel: R.V. Actinia
Sampling protocol: Grab
Collection date: 14 / 8 / 2021
Identification
Identified by: Chris Fletcher
Type status: NON-TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839
Specimen
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: Molecular Collections
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:9473836
Kind of object: Virtual Voucher
Preservative: Dry frozen (-80°C)
Donor name: Dr Lauren E. Hughes
Individual count: 1
Sex: Hermaphrodite
Life stage: Adult
Zoology
Barcode: 014451460
Record
Occurrence ID: 6ca0bf3f-dad7-49c9-bcb9-1ba7740705cc
Modified: 2023-12-11T12:26:29+00:00
Created: 2021-11-10T13:07:35+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2021-11-10T13:07:35+00:00
Last updated 2023-12-11T12:26:29+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb