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2001.3608

Classification
Scientific name: Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1792)
Author: (Esper, 1792)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Herpolitha
Species: limax
Higher classification: Animalia; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Hexacorallia; Scleractinia; Fungiidae
Location
Locality: Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean.
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Decimal latitude: -6.0000
Decimal longitude: 72.0000
Verbatim latitude: 06 00 00 S
Verbatim longitude: 072 00 00 E
Collection event
Expedition: J.S.D.I
Sampling protocol: collected by diver
Collection date: 1975
Identification
Identified by: L Bennett
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1792) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 2001.3608
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Cnidaria
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3468968
Registration code: INEA
Donor name: Tyne and Wear Museums (Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery)
Kind of collection: dry
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 010999502
Record
Occurrence ID: 11f4e15d-8273-4369-9689-d22a06150cec
Modified: 2021-02-02T03:35:12+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T17:39:22+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T17:39:22+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-02T03:35:12+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb