Octopus
NHMUK-1889.4.24.15
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Scientific name:
Octopus tuberculatus
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
10 September 1873 - 10 September 1873
Form:
Fluid
Station:
122B
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Octopoda
Family:
Octopodidate
Genus:
Octopus
Species:
Octopus tuberculatus Blainville, 1826
Station/Area Information
Station:
122B
Date collected:
10/09/1873
Area:
Off Barra Grande, Brazil
Water body:
Southwest Atlantic Ocean
FAO:
41
Depth (Fathoms):
32-400 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-9.15
Decimal Longitude:
-34.88
Surface Temperature:
77.5°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Red sandy mud
