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Occurrence record: MIZ:Z56557

Preserved specimen of Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) purpurea von Martens, 1867 recorded on 1984-09-08
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "MIZ"
Catalog number Z56557
Other catalog numbers ["838-84"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MIZ:56557
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Marsh, L.M.  
Collector Marsh, L.M.  
Supplied as "Marsh, L.M."
Individual count 3
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [SCUBA]

Event

Event ID WAM Scott & Seringapatam Reefs Survey 1984
Occurrence date 1984-09-08
Sampling protocol SCUBA  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) purpurea
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Supplied as "Amphilepidida"
Family Ophiotrichidae
Genus Ophiothrix
Species Ophiothrix purpurea
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship von Martens, 1867
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Subgenus Acanthophiothrix

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -14.0577
Supplied as: "-14.0577"
Longitude 121.7839
Supplied as: "121.7839"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 3a
Island Sandy Island
Island group Scott and Seringapatam Reefs
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to gEarth
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 14°03`28"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 121°47`02"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Scott Reef
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Timor Province
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF BROOME

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 2616.0 frequency
    Species Richness 779.0 frequency