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Sea star (Chitonaster cataphractus)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1890.5.7.409

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

26 February 1874

Area or Water body

Off Queen Mary Land, Antarctica
Antarctic Indian Ocean

FAO

58

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 0
Depth (Fathoms): 1975
Sediment sample: Diatom ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02721
Surface Temperature (°F): 33
Temperature at x fathoms: 31.9;34;34

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Chitonaster cataphractus
Chitonaster
Goniasteridae
Asteroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

156

Gear

Trawl

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