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Occurrence record: Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.20118

Preserved specimen of Plectaster decanus (Müller & Troschel, 1843) | Seastar
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "Invertebrates - Marine & Other"
Catalog number J.20118
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1042762","urn:catalog:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.20118"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:J.20118
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Filmer-Sankey, Mr Patrick D. - Australian Museum - Marine Invertebrates  
Identified date 1986
Collector Campbell, J.  
Supplied as "Campbell, J."
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 1986

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1002245
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Plectaster decanus
Supplied scientific name "Plectaster decanus Muller & Troschel, 1843"
Identified to rank species
Common name Seastar
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Spinulosida
Family Echinasteridae
Genus Plectaster
Species Plectaster decanus
Name match metric canonicalMatch
Accepted name Plectaster decanus Muller & Troschel, 1843
Scientific name authorship (Müller & Troschel, 1843)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Muller & Troschel, 1843

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -33.45
Supplied as: "-33.45"
Longitude 151.45
Supplied as: "151.45"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Terrigal
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Terrigal (33° 27' S, 151° 27' E)";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33° 27' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 27' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2019/3/21
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2019/3/21
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Hunter Valley GER Hunter Valley
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    Hunter Analysis Mask GER Hunter Analysis Mask
    NRM Regions 2010 Hunter-Central Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Wyong
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HAWKESBURY RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Gosford (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Gosford - East
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Greater Sydney
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 25
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 4743
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER SYDNEY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TERRIGAL - NORTH AVOCA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GOSFORD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL COAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) ROBERTSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) GOSFORD
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) GOSFORD - EAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Low Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1313.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 264.33334 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 218.66667 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 29.666666 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 394.33334 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 40.666668 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 447.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 34.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.866667 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.433332 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.3333335 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.166667 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.266666 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.2233334
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.766666 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.266666 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.966667 degrees C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.85
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0