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Octopus (Amphitretus pelagicus)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1890.1.24.5

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

14 July 1874

Area or Water body

Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Southwest Pacific Ocean

Form

FAO

81

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 43
Depth (Fathoms): 520
Sediment sample: Volcanic mud
Surface Temperature (°F): 65
Temperature at x fathoms: 62;60.5;56.2;53;50.8;49;45.7;43

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Amphitretus pelagicus
Amphitretus
Amphitretidae
Octopoda
Cephalopoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Station

170

Gear

Trawl

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