Record details

   [ Record 12 of 2236 ]   
:   2339
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3326DA
Observer:   Galpin M
Date of record:   2022-11-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found in the Kariega river
Last updated:   2023-10-26 11:27:20
Sp. code:   302920
Species name:   Ophiothrix fragilis
Common name:   Hairy Brittlestar; Common brittlestar
Family:   Ophiothricidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-2339
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Charles Griffiths
Comment:   poor image and broken specimen but the long spines suggest Hairy brittlestar
Date:   2023-10-26 11:27:20
Species name:   Ophiothrix fragilis -- Hairy Brittlestar; Common brittlestar
Species code:   302920

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