Summary

Decolopoda australis is one of only a few species of sea spider that has 10 or more walking legs. This specimen was collected from a depth of over 300 m in Prydz Bay, Antarctica in 1997 on a research expedition on the Australian icebreaker vessel Aurora Australis.

Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Decolopoda australis

  • Author and date of publication

    Eights, 1835

  • Preferred Common name

    Ten-legged Sea Spider

  • Identified By

    D A. Staples - Museum Victoria (Sciences)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    AA97

  • Collected By

    Tania M. Bardsley - Museum Victoria, Robyn Ickeringill - Museum Victoria, C Haywood

  • Collection Event Code

    AA97 20

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, beam

  • Date Visited From

    5/03/1997 3:29 AM

  • Date Visited To

    5/03/1997 3:32 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    362

  • Depth From (m)

    362

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    AA97 20

  • Country

    Antarctica

  • Precise Location

    Prydz Bay, Fram Bank

  • Latitude

    -67.1353

  • Longitude

    70.7808

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps