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1842.12.14.24-27

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: Keeling Atoll, Keeling Atoll
Water body: Indian
Collection event
Expedition: H.M.S. Beagle Voyage
Vessel: HMS Beagle
Collection date: 4 / 1836
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Porites Link, 1807
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1842.12.14.24-27
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Cnidaria
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:618780
Registration code: CNEA
Kind of object: dry
Preservative: dried
Donor name: Charles R. Darwin
Kind of collection: dry
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 011062975
Record
Occurrence ID: e1bfb1ab-e94e-4e0a-a13c-bc54e03f22e5
Modified: 2025-11-05T13:00:51+00:00
Created: 2010-04-07T11:12:32+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2010-04-07T11:12:32+00:00
Last updated 2025-11-05T13:00:51+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