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Ophiomusa lymani in life
In life — Lyman's Deep-sea Brittle Star, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Fisheries and Oceans Canada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
BPBM 2259Invertebrate Zoology

Ophiomusa lymani

Lyman's Deep-sea Brittle Star

As recorded: Ophiomusium lymani Wyville-Thomson, 1873

Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Ophiomusaidae

Locality
N coast; Mokapu Islet, bearing S 30° W, 4.1 miles distant; 852-1
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
United States
Depth
172 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Ophiomusa lymaniSpecies page ›

Cite this specimen

Ophiomusa lymani. BPBM 2259. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37837831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/2259.

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