Anthozoan
NHMUK-1956.10.1.2
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Scientific name:
Melithaea
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
2 April 1874 - 2 April 1874
Station:
162
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Order:
Alcyonacea
Family:
Melithaeidae
Genus:
Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
Synonyms:
Melitodes sp.
Station/Area Information
Station:
162
Date collected:
02/04/1874
Area:
Off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, Australia
Water body:
Tasman Sea
FAO:
57
Decimal Latitude:
-39.18
Decimal Longitude:
146.62
Surface Temperature:
63.2°F
Bottom Temperature:
0°F
Gear:
Dredge
Sediment sample:
Shelly sand
