Sea squirt
NHMUK-1887.2.4.15
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Scientific name:
Molgula pedunculata
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 February 1874 - 2 February 1874
Form:
Fluid
Station:
150
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Ascidiacea
Order:
Stolidobranchia
Family:
Molgulidae
Genus:
Molgula Forbes, 1848
Species:
Molgula pedunculata Herdman, 1881
Station/Area Information
Station:
150
Date collected:
02/02/1874
Area:
South of Kerguelen Island
Water body:
Antarctic Indian Ocean
FAO:
58
Depth (Fathoms):
150 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-52.07
Decimal Longitude:
71.37
Surface Temperature:
37.5°F
Bottom Temperature:
35.2°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Coarse gravel
Temperature at 50 fathoms:
36.3°F
Temperature at 100 fathoms:
35.2°F
Temperature at 150 fathoms:
35.2°F
