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2001.4922

Classification
Scientific name: Porites Link, 1807
Author: Link, 1807
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
Higher classification: Animalia; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Hexacorallia; Scleractinia; Poritidae
Location
Locality: Peros Banhos , Indian Ocean .
Water body: Western Indian Ocean
Decimal latitude: -5.0000
Decimal longitude: 72.0000
Verbatim latitude: 05 00 00 S
Verbatim longitude: 072 00 00 E
Minimum depth(m): 4
Maximum depth(m): 12
Collection event
Expedition: Sheppard expedition
Sampling protocol: collected by diver
Collection date: 1978
Identification
Identified by: M Le Tissier
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Porites Link, 1807 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 2001.4922
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Cnidaria
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3471616
Registration code: INEA
Donor name: Tyne and Wear Museums (Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery)
Kind of collection: dry
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 011010544
Record
Occurrence ID: a4945795-945e-462a-9c0e-2605f4f76d4b
Modified: 2021-02-02T03:36:04+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T17:44:14+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T17:44:14+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-02T03:36:04+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