Atlas of African Echinoderma

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EchinoMAP:   1899
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3326DB
Observer:   Kemp Luke
Date of record:   2016-10-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   303260
Species name:   Marthasterias africana
Common name:  
Family:   Asteriidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=EchinoMAP-1899
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1899 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Charles Griffiths
Comment:   unusually purple colour but see this often in E Cape specimens
Date:   2017-06-02 15:43:38
Species name:   Marthasterias africana
Species code:   303260

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