Specimen Details

  • 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

    2003

  • Identified By

    P M. O'Loughlin

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    VNPMS

  • Collected By

    B Martin, S Lockhart - California Acadamy of Sciences

  • Collection Event Code

    VNPMS 107

  • Sampling Method

    Quadrat/scuba

  • Date Visited From

    13/02/1996

  • Date Visited To

    13/02/1996

  • Depth From (m)

    5

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    VNPMS 107

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Eagles Nest 80m SE

  • Latitude

    -38.6722

  • Longitude

    145.673

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84