Atlas of African Echinoderma

Record details

EchinoMAP:   2288
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418BD
Observer:   Griffiths C
Date of record:   2021-09-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   a few under boulders in pools
Last updated:   2021-09-22 14:54:26
Sp. code:   300240
Species name:   Amphipholis squamata
Common name:   Brooding snake star; dwarf brittle star; scaly armed brittle
Family:   Amphiuridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Amphipholis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=EchinoMAP-2288
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2288 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Charles Griffiths
Comment:   minute animal
Date:   2021-09-22 14:54:26
Species name:   Amphipholis squamata -- Brooding snake star; dwarf brittle star; scaly armed brittle
Species code:   300240

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