Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    Fauna Census Record

  • Taxon Name

    Galathea australiensis

  • Author and date of publication

    Stimpson, 1858

  • Preferred Common name

    Squat Lobster

  • Other Common Names

    Squat Lobster, Squat Lobster, Squat Lobster

  • Date Identified

    1992

  • Identified By

    Ms Helen M. Lew Ton

  • Number Of Specimens

    79

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    MSL-EG

  • Collected By

    Noel Coleman - Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute (MAFRI)

  • Collection Event Code

    MSL-EG 78

  • Sampling Method

    Smith-McIntyre grab

  • Date Visited From

    4/06/1991 2:00 PM

  • Date Visited To

    4/06/1991

  • Depth From (m)

    27

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    MSL-EG 78

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Eastern Bass Strait, 11.7 km W of Pt Ricardo

  • Latitude

    -37.8315

  • Longitude

    148.502

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84