Starfish
This microscope slides contains part of the dorsal membrane of a starfish. The starfish was collected on board HMS Challenger at sampling station 274, north of Caroline Island, Line Islands in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 263/1903/4002
- Collection Class
- Echinoderms
- Collector Excavator
- Sladen, Mr Walter Percy (from the collection of): HMS Challenger (1872-76)
- Common Name
- Starfish
- Simple Name
- Starfish
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)