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

    1994

  • Identified By

    Genefor K. Walker-Smith

  • Number Of Specimens

    8

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet

  • Expedition Name

    CRUST

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    CRUST 60

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA

  • Date Visited From

    14/02/1990

  • Date Visited To

    14/02/1990

  • Depth To (m)

    3

  • Depth From (m)

    2

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    CRUST 60

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Half Moon Bay, Black Rock reef near Cerberus breakwater

  • Latitude

    -38.13

  • Longitude

    144.72

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84