Starfish
263/1903/3999
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Pteraster rugatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 February 1874 - 2 February 1874
Form:
Microscope slide
Station:
150
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 473-474
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Wyville Thomson
Percy Sladen
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Velatida
Family:
Pterasteridae
Genus:
Pteraster Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species:
Pteraster rugatus Sladen, 1882
Station/Area Information
Station:
150
Date collected:
02/02/1874
Area:
South of Kerguelen Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-52.07
Decimal Longitude:
71.37
Gear:
Dredge
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
36.3°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
35.2°F
Notes:
Rectangular slide label above object, data handwritten in inks; ‘Pteraster 3/150 ‘ Haem. C.B. 1.vii.81‘. 1 stained specimen.
