Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hapalochlaena maculosa

  • Author and date of publication

    (Hoyle, 1883)

  • Preferred Common name

    Southern Blue-ringed Octopus

  • Other Common Names

    Blue-ring Octopus, Lesser Blue-ringed Octopus

  • Identified By

    Dr Julian Finn - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Dr Julian Finn - Museum Victoria, Colin Silvey - Museum Victoria

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA

  • Date Visited From

    12/11/2014

  • Date Visited To

    12/11/2014

  • Depth To (m)

    1.5

  • Depth From (m)

    0.5

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Mornington, North of Linley Point

  • Latitude

    -38.2264

  • Longitude

    145.026

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Collector

  • Georeference Protocol

    Google Earth estimated

  • Georeference Date

    2014-11-12T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Dr Julian Finn - Museum Victoria