Atlas of African Echinoderma

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EchinoMAP:   272
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732DB
Observer:   Spiby Jacky
Date of record:   2012-02-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   300360
Species name:   Amphiura capensis
Common name:   Equitailed brittlestar
Family:   Amphiuridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Amphiura capensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=EchinoMAP-272
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 272 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Jennifer Olbers
Comment:   This is an interesting find. If it is Amphiura capensis (radial shields not touching broadly) then this is the northern-most South African record. It has been recorded in Mozambique and intuitively should occur at Sodwana but has never been formally recorded until now.
Date:   2013-05-05 14:45:06
Species name:   Amphiura capensis -- Equitailed brittlestar
Species code:   300360

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