Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Diplasterias meridionalis

  • Author and date of publication

    (Perrier, 1875)

  • Preferred Common name

    Seastar

  • Date Identified

    1999

  • Identified By

    Dr Tim D O'Hara - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    HRD93

  • Collected By

    Tim N. Stranks - Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE)

  • Collection Event Code

    HRD93 54 B

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, otter

  • Date Visited From

    19/09/1993 4:30 AM

  • Date Visited To

    19/09/1993 5:01 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    248

  • Depth From (m)

    244

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    HRD93 54 B

  • Ocean

    Southern Ocean

  • Precise Location

    Gunnari Ridge, vicinity of Heard Island

  • Latitude

    -52.4963

  • Longitude

    74.8773

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84