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Occurrence record: OtherInverts:G212462

Preserved specimen of Plectaster decanus (Müller & Troschel, 1843) | Seastar recorded on 1989-03-27
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Other Invertebrates
Supplied collection code "OtherInverts"
Catalog number G212462
Other catalog numbers ["mb33"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:OtherInverts:G212462
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes Q66C2908-A

Event

Occurrence date 1989-03-27
Verbatim event date 27 Mar 1989
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Plectaster decanus
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 exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Müller & Troschel, 1843)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality King George Sound, S of Mt Martin; Albany
Latitude -35.002222
Supplied as: "-35.002222"
Longitude 117.95
Supplied as: "117.95"
Datum EPSG:4326
Minimum depth in metres 4
Field notes Q66C2908-A
Coordinate precision 0.00001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 35° 8" South
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 117° 57' East

Additional properties

object id WO23930

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Unnamed WA33308
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Unnamed WA33308
    NRM Regions 2010 South Coast
    NRM Regions 2017 South Coast Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South Coast Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Jarrah Forest
    IBRA 7 Regions Jarrah Forest
    IBRA 7 Subregions Southern Jarrah Forest
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ALBANY COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions South-West
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Albany (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Albany
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF ALBANY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 28
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1213
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ALBANY REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) ALBANY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - WHEAT BELT
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) O'CONNOR
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ALBANY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ALBANY - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH-WESTERN WA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) SOUTH WEST REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Unknown/no data
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Unknown/No data
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia shrublands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 844.4286 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 355.85715 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 80.71429 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 54.142857 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 85.71429 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 32.42857 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 361.7143 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 41.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 15.885715 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 14.614285 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.785714 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.7428575 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.857143 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5271428 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.87857145
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 23.328571 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 19.142857 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.179167 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 55.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.6457143
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 3.0 m