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Macrophiothrix spongicola
As recorded: Ophiothrix spongicola Stimpson, 1855
Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Amphilepidida › Ophiotrichidae
- Collected by
- S.A. Shepherd
- Locality
- Investigator Strait
- Island
- South Australia
- Region
- Australia
- Depth
- 97 m
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Macrophiothrix spongicola observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-10.
2025-12-10
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-10-16
Angourie Rock Pool, NSW 2464, Australia
(c) Steve Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-02
Maslin Beach
(c) Matt Tank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-30
Rapid Bay jetty
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-15
Coral Sea, Hastings Point, NSW, AU
(c) Liana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-18
Yugari Dr, Hastings Point, NSW, AU
(c) Liana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Macrophiothrix spongicola. BPBM 1808. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37838013. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1808.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37838013 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026