Sea pen
NHMUK-1881.2.11.28a
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Scientific name:
Umbellula carpenteri
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
26 February 1874 - 26 February 1874
Form:
Fluid
Type status:
Type
Station:
156
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Pennatulacea
Family:
Umbellulidae
Genus:
Umbellula Gray, 1870
Species:
Umbellula carpenteri
Station/Area Information
Station:
156
Date collected:
26/02/1874
Area:
Off Queen Mary Land, Antarctica
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
1975 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-62.43
Decimal Longitude:
95.73
Surface Temperature:
33°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Diatom ooze
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02721
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
31.9°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
34°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
34°F
Notes:
This could be from station 157 instead
