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Sea cucumber (Paelopatides aspera)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1886.10.2.125

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

16 January 1875

Area or Water body

West of the Island of Luzon, Philippines
Sibuyan Sea

FAO

71

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 51.6
Depth (Fathoms): 700
Sediment sample: Blue mud
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.0265
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02214
Surface Temperature (°F): 80
Temperature at x fathoms: 77.2;72.5;62;58.5;56;54.1;53.1;52.4;51.9;51.7;51.6;51.6;51.6;51.6;51.6;51.6

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Paelopatides aspera
Paelopatides
Synallactidae
Holothuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

207

Gear

Trawl

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