Coral
I.36800
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Natural History) 18.11.1899
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Dendrophyllia cornigera
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
12 September 1874 - 12 September 1874
Form:
Dry
Station:
190
Citations:
[Challenger] Report Pt.vii, p.198
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Scleractinia
Family:
Deltocyathidae
Genus:
Dendrophyllia de Blainville, 1830
Species:
Dendrophyllia cornigera (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms:
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cornigera
Station/Area Information
Station:
190
Date collected:
12/09/1874
Area:
Arafura Sea, Australia
Water body:
Arafura Sea
FAO:
71
Depth (Fathoms):
49 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-8.93
Decimal Longitude:
136.08
Gear:
Trawl
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
67.5°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
51.5°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
46°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
43.2°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
41.5°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
40.5°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
39.8°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
39.5°F
Notes:
Single specimen
