Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Mediaster arcuatus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Sladen, 1889)

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    24/05/2016

  • Identified By

    Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 70%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    SLOPE

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, et al

  • Collection Event Code

    SLOPE 59

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, 3.5 m beam

  • Date Visited From

    22/10/1988 9:33 PM

  • Date Visited To

    22/10/1988 10:00 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    1642

  • Depth From (m)

    1896

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    SLOPE 59

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    New South Wales

  • Precise Location

    67 km ENE of Nowra

  • Latitude

    -34.6995

  • Longitude

    151.374

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84