Sea cucumber
NHMUK-1883.6.18.74
Holding institution:
Donor:
Lords of the Treasury
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Benthodytes sordida
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
26 February 1874 - 26 February 1874
Type status:
Syntype
Station:
156
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Holothuroidea
Order:
Elasipodida
Family:
Psychropodidae
Genus:
Benthodytes Théel, 1882
Species:
Benthodytes sordida Theel
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
