Specimen F 93437 Meridiastra gunnii (Gray, 1840)

• Taxon Name

  Meridiastra gunnii

• Author and date of publication

  (Gray, 1840)

• Preferred Common name

  Six-armed Cushion Star

• Other Common Names

  Purple Cushion Star, Seastar

• Date Identified

  2002

• Identified By

  P M. O'Loughlin

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

• Date Visited From

  15/01/1991

• Date Visited To

  15/01/1991

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Asteroidea

• Superorder

  Valvatacea

• Order

  Valvatida

• Family

  Asterinidae

• Genus

  Meridiastra

• Species Name

  gunnii