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e4c9da39-e8cf-4e54-bac4-24b3c7abb177

Classification
Scientific name: Molpadiodemas villosus Theel, 1886
Author: Theel, 1886
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Persiculida
Family: Molpadiodemidae
Genus: Molpadiodemas
Species: villosus
Higher classification: Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Persiculida; Molpadiodemidae
Location
Locality: Porcupine Abyssal Plain
Water body: Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Decimal latitude: 48.886058
Decimal longitude: 16.535058330
Verbatim latitude: 48 53 09.81 N
Verbatim longitude: 016 32 06.2099 E
Minimum depth(m): 4840
Maximum depth(m): 4844
Collection event
Recorded by: Chris Fletcher
Expedition: Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory, Darwin Tree of Life, May 2022
Habitat: Abyssal Plain Mud
Vessel: RRS James Cook
Sampling protocol: Trawl
Collection date: 13 / 5 / 2022
Identification
Identified by: Chris Fletcher
Type status: NON-TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Molpadiodemas villosus Theel, 1886
Specimen
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: Molecular Collections
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:9968902
Kind of object: Virtual Voucher
Preservative: Dry frozen (-80°C)
Donor name: Chris Fletcher
Individual count: 1
Sex: Unknown
Life stage: Adult
Zoology
Barcode: 014453698
Record
Occurrence ID: e4c9da39-e8cf-4e54-bac4-24b3c7abb177
Modified: 2023-07-07T12:01:22+00:00
Created: 2022-09-12T16:37:08+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2022-09-12T16:37:08+00:00
Last updated 2023-07-07T12:01:22+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