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Sea cucumber (Scotoplanes murrayi)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1883.6.18.15

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

11 February 1874

Area or Water body

Off Prince Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Antarctic Indian Ocean

FAO

58

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 0
Depth (Fathoms): 1260
Sediment sample: Diatom ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02721
Surface Temperature (°F): 34.5
Temperature at x fathoms: 34;33.5;32.2;32.2;32.2;32.2;32.2;32.2;32;35;35.3;35.3

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Scotoplanes murrayi
Scotoplanes
Elpidiidae
Elasipodida
Holothuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

152

Gear

Trawl

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