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Sea star (Nymphaster arenatus)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1890.5.7.438

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

18 February 1873

Area or Water body

South of Canaries
Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean

FAO

34

Field measurements and observations

Bottom Temperature (°F): 37
Sediment sample: Pteropod ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02654
Surface Temperature (°F): 66

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Nymphaster arenatus
Nymphaster
Goniasteridae
Asteroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

3

Gear

Dredge

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