Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Balaenoptera musculus

  • Preferred Common name

    Blue Whale

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Stage Or Age

    adult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: Frozen

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Muscle, Preservative: ethanol 70%, Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    08/12/2020

  • Tissue sampled from

    Museums Victoria specimen VIR 3959

  • Collected By

    Mr David Donnelly - Marine Wildlife Consultant

  • Sampling Method

    Beach washed

  • Date Visited From

    8/04/2009

  • Date Visited To

    8/04/2009

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Rye Ocean Beach (Back Beach)

  • Latitude

    -38.4

  • Longitude

    144.8

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    geoscience Australia - Place names website