Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Enypniastes eximia

  • Author and date of publication

    Théel, 1882

  • Preferred Common name

    Swimming sea cucumber

  • Other Common Names

    Headless chicken monster, Sea Cucumber, Spanish dancer

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Whole, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 95%

  • Expedition Name

    IN2018_V06: Tasmanian Seamount Voyage

  • Collected By

    Dr Alan Williams - CSIRO, Dr. Alexandra A. Weber - Museums Victoria, Ricky-Lee Erickson - Museums Victoria, et al

  • Collection Event Code

    IN2018 V06 007

  • Sampling Method

    Beam Trawl - CSIRO Four Metre

  • Date Visited From

    24/11/2018 4:06 AM

  • Date Visited To

    24/11/2018 5:10 AM

  • Depth From (m)

    1745.4

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    IN2018 V06 007

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Tasmanian seamounts, Deep west of Pedra

  • Latitude

    -44.362

  • Longitude

    146.946

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    data provided with specimen(s)

  • Georeference By

    Franziska Althaus - Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)