Feather star
263/1903/B/55
Holding institution:
Donor:
Mrs Constance Sladen
Licence:
Creative Commons CC BY NC SA
Scientific name:
Zygometra microdiscus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
9 September 1874 - 9 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
187
Citations:
Carpenter, P.H., Hertwig, R., Turner, W. (1888) Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger. Report on the CRINOIDEA. Second part - Comatulae. Zoology Vol. XXVI, Pg 96-97
Taxonomy
Identifier:
Percy Sladen
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Crinoidea
Order:
Comatulida
Family:
Zygometridae
Genus:
Zygometra AH Clark, 1907
Species:
Zygometra microdiscus (Bell, 1882)
Station/Area Information
Station:
187
Date collected:
09/09/1874
Area:
Booby Island, Torres Strait, Australia
Water body:
Coral Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
6 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-10.60
Decimal Longitude:
141.92
Gear:
Dredge
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02428
Notes:
‘Mounted plate with pinnules (? pl. IX: Challenger Report: Challenger Station 186).’ Edit: This was found at station 187.
