Sea cucumber
NHMUK-1886.10.2.181
Holding institution:
Donor:
Lords of the Treasury
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Mesothuria Zygothuria lactea
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
7 March 1874 - 7 March 1874
Type status:
Type
Station:
158
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Holothuroidea
Family:
Synallactidae
Genus:
Mesothuria
Subgenus:
Mesothuria Zygothuria
Species:
Mesothuria Zygothuria lactea (Theel)
Station/Area Information
Station:
158
Date collected:
07/03/1874
Area:
Indian Antarctic Ridge
Water body:
Eastern Indian Ocean
FAO:
57
Depth (Fathoms):
1800 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-50.02
Decimal Longitude:
123.07
Surface Temperature:
45°F
Bottom Temperature:
33.5°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Globigerina ooze
Specific Gravity at water bottom:
1.02776
Specific Gravity at water surface:
1.02672
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
44.5°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
43.4°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
42.3°F
Temperature at 200 fathoms:
41.3°F
Temperature at 300 fathoms:
39.5°F
Temperature at 400 fathoms:
38.2°F
Temperature at 500 fathoms:
37°F
Temperature at 600 fathoms:
36.3°F
Temperature at 700 fathoms:
36°F
Temperature at 800 fathoms:
36°F
Temperature at 900 fathoms:
36°F
Temperature at 1000 fathoms:
36°F
Temperature at 1100 fathoms:
36°F
Temperature at 1200 fathoms:
35.7°F
Temperature at 1300 fathoms:
35.3°F
Temperature at 1400 fathoms:
35°F
Temperature at 1500 fathoms:
34.7°F
