Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Halicarcinus ovatus

  • Author and date of publication

    Stimpson, 1858

  • Preferred Common name

    Three-pronged Sea Spider

  • Other Common Names

    Oval Spider Crab

  • Date Identified

    1975

  • Identified By

    Margaret M. Drummond

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet

  • Expedition Name

    PPBES

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, Sebastian F. Rainer - Marine Studies Group, et al

  • Collection Event Code

    PPBES 931

  • Sampling Method

    Smith-McIntyre grab

  • Date Visited From

    18/02/1971

  • Date Visited To

    18/02/1971

  • Depth From (m)

    15

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    PPBES 931

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, off Werribee

  • Latitude

    -38.0783

  • Longitude

    144.658

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84