Specimen F 73243 Meridiastra gunnii (Gray, 1840)

• Taxon Name

  Meridiastra gunnii

• Author and date of publication

  (Gray, 1840)

• Preferred Common name

  Six-armed Cushion Star

• Other Common Names

  Purple Cushion Star Seastar

• Date Identified

  2003

• Identified By

  P M. O'Loughlin

• Number Of Specimens

  2

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Dry

• Expedition Name

  Western Port Survey

• Collected By

  Marine Study Group of Victoria

• Date Visited From

  9/02/1969

• Date Visited To

  9/02/1969

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Class

  Asteroidea

• Order

  Valvatida

• Family

  Asterinidae

• Genus

  Meridiastra

• Species Name

  gunnii