Starfish, Luidia scotti
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens. The ship's tow nets gathered examples of marine life, not only in Antarctica but in many other locations. This starfish was collected off the coast of Rio de Janeiro
Picture No
10717205
Media ID
47590885
Size
2268px x 3394px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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