Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Stichasteridae

  • Author and date of publication

    Perrier, 1885

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    30/01/2026

  • Identified By

    Dr Christopher Mah - Smithsonian Institution

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    SLOPE

  • Collected By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, et al

  • Collection Event Code

    SLOPE 48

  • Sampling Method

    WHOI epibenthic sled

  • Date Visited From

    27/07/1986 9:00 PM

  • Date Visited To

    27/07/1986

  • Depth From (m)

    400

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    SLOPE 48

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Off Freycinet Peninsula

  • Latitude

    -41.9583

  • Longitude

    148.632

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84