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

    1967

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet

  • Expedition Name

    Port Phillip Survey 1957-1963

  • Collected By

    Fisheries and Wildlife Department, National Museum of Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    PPS 40

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA

  • Date Visited From

    16/02/1958

  • Date Visited To

    16/02/1958

  • Depth From (m)

    3.5

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    PPS 40

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Thompsons Reef, Stingaree Bay, Geelong

  • Latitude

    -38.145

  • Longitude

    144.392

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84