Starfish
263/1903/3998
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Diplopteraster semireticulatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
27 December 1873 - 27 December 1873
Form:
Microscope slide
Station:
144A
Citations:
Sladen, W.P (1889) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the ASTEROIDEA. Zoology Vol. XXX, Pg 475-477
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Wyville Thomson
Percy Sladen
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Velatida
Family:
Pterasteridae
Genus:
Diplopteraster Verrill, 1880
Species:
Diplopteraster semireticulatus (Sladen, 1882)
Station/Area Information
Station:
144A
Date collected:
26/12/1873
Area:
Marion Island, South Africa, South Africa
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
69 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-46.80
Decimal Longitude:
37.83
Gear:
Dredge
Notes:
Rectangular slide label above object, data handwritten in ink; ‘ Pteraster semireticulatus (19) Dorsal membrane “Chall.” Marion Is. Haem. C.B. 1.vii.81 ‘. 1 stained specimen.
