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Brittle star (Ophiocten hastatum)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1956.10.2.21-24

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

29 December 1873

Area or Water body

East of Prince Edward's Island, Prince Edward Islands
Antarctic Indian Ocean

FAO

58

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 35.6
Depth (Fathoms): 1375
Sediment sample: Globigerina ooze
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.02759
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02675
Surface Temperature (°F): 43
Temperature at x fathoms: 41.1;39.2;39;38.8;38.3;37.8;37.2;36.6

Taxonomic groups

Ophiocten hastatum
Ophiocten
Ophiuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

146

Gear

Trawl

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