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2011.311

Classification
Scientific name: Diaseris distorta (Michelin, 1842)
Author: (Michelin, 1842)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Diaseris
Species: distorta
Higher classification: Animalia; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Hexacorallia; Scleractinia; Fungiidae
Location
Locality: Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean.
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Decimal latitude: -6
Decimal longitude: 72
Verbatim latitude: 06 S
Verbatim longitude: 072 E
Collection event
Expedition: J.S.D.I
Collection date: 1975
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Diaseris distorta (Michelin, 1842)
Specimen
Catalogue number: 2011.311
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Cnidaria
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2476521
Donor name: Tyne and Wear Museums (Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery)
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 011071776
Record
Occurrence ID: 2aea9186-44b4-4397-a123-da5cfae8a711
Modified: 2025-08-28T18:40:32+00:00
Created: 2012-09-07T15:50:04+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2012-09-07T15:50:04+00:00
Last updated 2025-08-28T18:40:32+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