Collecting site
open ocean 80 miles from Fernando Noronha Island (Ilha Fernando de Noronha), Brazil
sample site on the Voyage of the Beagle
latitude: 5 5°0'0"N
longitude: -33 33°0'0"W
[Precision of location: listed in reference]
[Site Named Here exact location from reference]
Collected here:
Planaria oceanica Darwin, 1844 | Feb 1832 | open sea | | "This I believe is the first instance of a species of this genus being found in the open sea, at the distance of 150 miles from the nearest part of S. America, and 80 miles from the small island of Fernando Noronha." |