Specimen Nov 26, 2024

    Lyrocteis Komai, 1941

    Record

    GrSciColl institution
    1cfca87c-083e-4d67-8e60-cb7d311f6058
    GrSciColl collection
    6c118641-5b0b-4577-a8f6-a6dbd15de2e7
    Dataset
    Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
    Basis of record
    Preserved specimen
    Dynamic properties
    {
      "associated grant": "Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn)",
      "part of group": "Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn)"
    }

    Taxon

    Scientific name
    Lyrocteis Komai, 1941
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:264997
    Higher classification
    Animalia Ctenophora Tentaculata Platyctenida Lyroctenidae Lyrocteis
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Ctenophora
    Class
    Tentaculata
    Order
    Platyctenida
    Family
    Lyroctenidae
    Genus
    Lyrocteis
    Nomenclatural code
    ICZN
    Scientific name authorship
    Komai, 1941

    Lyrocteis Komai, 1941

    KingdomAnimaliaPhylumCtenophoraClassTentaculataOrderPlatyctenidaFamilyLyroctenidaeGenusLyrocteis

    Lyrocteis Komai, 1941

    DomainEukaryotaKingdomAnimaliaPhylumCtenophoraClassTentaculataOrderPlatyctenidaFamilyLyroctenidaeGenusLyrocteis
    Identified by
    • Lila Ardor Bellucci
    Date identified
    2024-11-26
    Identification remarks
    Eventlog description - ~10 cm orange tunicate on small rock ; WetLab Description-Overall Sample - Translucent peachy-orange benthic ctenophore, likely Lyrocteis. 8 cm across. Very gelatinous with some stringy mucous. C ; WetLab Description subsample - Voucher

    Location

    Higher geography
    • Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Western Central: Republic of Palau
    Continent
    Oceania
    Inferred
    Country or area
    Palau
    Inferred
    Water body
    Pacific, Western Central
    Locality
    Palau National Marine Sanctuary [Euotelel a Klingil a Debel Belau]
    Verbatim locality
    [coordinate data only]
    Decimal latitude
    6.912
    Decimal longitude
    134.112
    Coordinate precision
    0
    Verbatim coordinate system
    decimal degrees
    Georeferenced by
    E/V Nautilus-169, Ocean Exploration Trust
    Georeference protocol
    GPS
    Georeference sources
    collector spreadsheet
    Georeference verification status
    verified by MCZ collection
    Depth
    370.72
    Inferred
    Depth accuracy
    0
    Inferred
    Geodetic datum
    EPSG:4326
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    Occurrence

    Occurrence ID
    MCZ:IZ:171875
    Catalogue number
    171875
    Recorded by
    • E/V Nautilus-169, Ocean Exploration Trust
    Individual count
    2
    Sex
    Occurrence status
    Present
    Preparations
    • whole animal (70% ethanol); whole animal (70% ethanol) sample
    Disposition
    on loan (2)
    Other catalogue numbers
    • cruise number=NA169-019
    • dive number=H2084
    • station number=NA169-019-B-MCZ
    Altered
    cruise number=NA169-019; dive number=H2084; station number=NA169-019-B-MCZ
    original
    Occurrence remarks
    associated grant: Documenting Marine Biodiversity through Digitization of Invertebrate Collections (DigIn)
    Event date
    2024-11-26
    Verbatim event date
    2024-11-26
    Sampling protocol
    • ROVGrab, Hercules/Atalanta

    Other

    Record licence
    CC BY-NC 4.0
    Inferred
    Institution code
    MCZ
    Institution match fuzzy
    Institution ID
    b4640710-8e03-11d8-b956-b8a03c50a862
    Institution match fuzzy
    Owner institution code
    Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
    Institution match fuzzy
    Collection code
    IZ
    Collection match fuzzy
    Identifier
    MCZ:IZ:171875
    Modified
    2025-02-25T16:33:23
    Altered
    2025-02-25 16:33:23
    original
    References
    Rights holder
    President and Fellows of Harvard College
    GBIF ID
    5054538319

    Identification history

    Identified by
    Lila Ardor Bellucci
    Identification verification status
    field ID
    Date identified
    2024-11-26
    Identification ID
    3998187
    Scientific name
    Lyrocteis

    Citation

    Please use this citation in publications
    Harvard University M, Morris P J (2025). Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Version 162.476. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/p5rupv accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-13. https://gbif.org/occurrence/5054538319