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Occurrence record: MIZ:Z48407

Preserved specimen of Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra Jaeger, 1833 | Sandfish (sea Cucumber) recorded on 1995-08-15
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "MIZ"
Catalog number Z48407
Other catalog numbers ["9-96"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MIZ:48407
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Marsh, L.M.  
Collector Slack-Smith, S.M. et al.
Individual count 1
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Date identified 1996-01-01

Event

Occurrence date 1995-08-15
Supplied as year:1995  month:8  day:15 
End day of year 227
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 227

Taxonomy

Scientific name Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra
Identified to rank species
Common name Sandfish (sea Cucumber)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Holothuriida
Family Holothuriidae
Genus Holothuria
Species Holothuria scabra
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Jaeger, 1833
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Subgenus Metriatyla

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Habitat Marine
Latitude -21.6635
Supplied as: "-21.6635"
Longitude 114.3358
Supplied as: "114.3358"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Stn 1 (MU 1)
Island South Muiron Island
Island group Muiron Island Group
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to Label
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 21°39.81`S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 114°20.15`E

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 003db99c-8ab5-4d6a-a59b-b053144527d7
    Data Resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Coordinates -21.6635,114.3358
    Related records
    Record UUID 528ec8bf-3fcb-40a9-b13f-401e229e13d9
    Data Resource
    Raw Scientific Name Holothuria scabra
    Coordinates -21.6635,114.3358

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Muiron Islands
    CAPAD 2018 Marine Muiron Islands
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Muiron Islands
    CAPAD 2022 - Marine (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Muiron Islands
    IMCRA v4.0 Meso-Scale Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Pilbara (offshore)
    IMCRA v4.0 Provincial Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Northwest Shelf Province
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Pilbara (offshore)
    Indigenous
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Pilbara
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF EXMOUTH

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 4077.0 frequency
    Species Richness 819.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 253.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 81.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 91.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 87.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 13.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 129.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 23.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 26.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 14.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.26
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.8 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.11
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.29