Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

species: Macrophiothrix propinqua
Observed by Jonathon Allen
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island Group

  • The site Group ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 87.

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 7.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "Collect adult Macrophiothrix brittlestars from under rubble".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 1 m and 10 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

The identification was performed as part of the Egg size, evolution and larval development in the brittlestar genus Macrophiothrix project (ID = 28).

The project ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 28.