Stony coral
I.36805
Holding institution:
Donor:
British Museum (Natural History) 18.11.1899
Licence:
Open Government Licence
Scientific name:
Desmophyllum dianthus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 January 1876 - 2 January 1876
Form:
Dry
Station:
306
Citations:
[Challenger] Report Pt. vii, p.16o
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Scleractinia
Family:
Caryophylliidae
Genus:
Desmophyllum Ehrenberg, 1834
Species:
Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794)
Synonyms:
Desmophyllum capense
Station/Area Information
Station:
306
Date collected:
02/01/1876
Area:
off West Patagonia, Chile
Water body:
Southeast Pacific Ocean
FAO:
87
Depth (Fathoms):
565 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-48.28
Decimal Longitude:
-74.55
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.01557
Notes:
Single specimen
