White coral deposits
BRSMG-Cc6100
Holding institution:
Donor:
F G Pearcey
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Pleurocorallum johnsoni
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
18 February 1873 - 18 February 1873
Form:
Sample
Type status:
No
Station:
3
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Genus:
Pleurocorallum
Species:
Pleurocorallum johnsoni
Station/Area Information
Station:
3
Date collected:
18/02/1873
Area:
Off Spanish Sahara
Water body:
Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
34
Depth (Fathoms):
1525 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
25.75
Decimal Longitude:
-20.23
Surface Temperature:
66°F
Bottom Temperature:
37°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Pteropod ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02654
Notes:
Label reads: White coral. Pleurocorallum johnsoni, Atlantic 1525 fathoms. Coated with manganese Peroiid. Additional label: White coral (Pleurocorallum, Johnsonii) (coated with manganes). North Atlantic 1525 fms. Note: species name incorrect??