Megafauna

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Mary Wicksten Originator: Gilbert Rowe Originator: Mahlon C. Kennicutt Originator: Bob J. Presley Originator: Gary A. Wolff Originator: Joan Bernhard Originator: John Morse Originator: Paul Montagna Originator: Worth Nowlin Originator: William Bryant Originator: Terry L. Wade Publication_Date: 20040401 Title: Megafauna Edition: 1.1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: GERG/TAMU, College Station, Texas Publisher: Geochemical Environmental Research Group Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: www.gerg.tamu.edu Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS" Publication_Date: 20030501 Title: Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New Orleans, Louisiana Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior - MineralsManagement Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: A research program has been initiated by the Minerals Management Service (Contract No. 1435-01-99-CT-30991) to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico entitled “The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology.” Increasing exploration and exploitation of fossil hydrocarbon resources in the deep-sea prompted the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an investigation of the structure and function of the assemblages of organisms that live in association with the sea floor in the deep-sea. The program, Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthos or DGoMB, is studying the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental slope from water depths of 300 meters on the upper continental slope out to greater than 3,000 meters water depth seaward of the base of the Sigsbee and Florida Escarpments. The study is focused on areas that are the most likely targets of future resource exploration and exploitation. However, to develop a Gulf-wide perspective of deep-sea communities, sampling in areas beyond those thought to be potential areas for exploration has been included in the study design. A major enhancement in the program is the extension of the transects onto the abyssal plain of the central Gulf of Mexico through collaborative studies with Mexican scientists. This additional work effort will allow assessment of benthic communities structure and function throughout the basin by sampling the deepest habitats in the region. The program is designed to gain a better ability to predict variations in the structure and function of animal assemblages in relation to water depth, geographic location, time and overlying water mass. Biological studies are integrated with measurements of physical and chemical hydrographic parameters, sediment geochemical properties and geological characteristics that are known to influence benthic community distributions and dynamics. Eight (8) hypotheses are being tested on the basis of measures of benthic community structure. It is hypothesized that community structure varies as a function of: 1) water depth, 2) geographic location (east vs. west), 3) association with canyons, 4) association with mid-slope basins, 5) sea surface primary productivity, 6) proximity to hydrocarbon seeps, 7) time (seasonal and interannual scales), and 8) association with the base of escarpments. Purpose: The purpose of the "Survey" in DGoMB was to characterize the principal components of benthic communities over the entire northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) from the continental shelf break out to the southern boundary of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at 26o N. Latitude. This characterization was intended to assess the abundances and biomasses of each of the important size classes of the communities (bacteria, meiofauna, macrofauna, megafauna and demersal fishes). Species composition is to be determined for the macrofauna, megafauna and fishes. The diversity and zoogeographic distribution patterns for each of these size groups will be determined for assessments of variations within the GoM and comparisons of the deep GoM with other continental margins. The variations in biomass within the groups and in space will be used to construct steady state budgets of carbon flux within the study area. Supplemental_Information: Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19990901 Ending_Date: 20030801 Currentness_Reference: Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.0011 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.0010 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.5003 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.5002 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: not for legal use Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: GERG Contact_Person: Dr.GaryWolff Contact_Position: Research SCIENTIST Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 833 Graham Rd City: College Station State_or_Province: TEXAS Postal_Code: 77845 Country: U.S. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 979/862-2323 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary@gerg.tamu.edu Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format r:\dgomb\metadata\dgomb_mega.shp Top

DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes created during the creation process were verified by displaying the lines in both the database and the spatial coverage, but no formal tests were performed. Logical_Consistency_Report: These data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. Completeness_Report: These data are believed to be complete, though no tests were performed. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The positions were established with differential GPS. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The positions were established with differential GPS. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Gilbert Rowe Originator: Mahlon C. Kennicutt Originator: Bob J. Presley Originator: Gary A. Wolff Originator: Joan Bernhard Originator: John Morse Originator: Paul Montagna Originator: Worth Nowlin Originator: William Bryant Originator: Terry L. Wade Publication_Date: 20040401 Title: Megafauna Edition: 1.1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: GERG/TAMU, College Station, Texas Publisher: Geochemical Environmental Research Group Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: www.gerg.tamu.edu Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS" Publication_Date: 20030501 Title: Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitats and Benthic Ecology Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New Orleans, Louisiana Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior - MineralsManagement Online_Linkage: Source_Scale_Denominator: Type_of_Source_Media: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19990901 Ending_Date: 20020801 Source_Currentness_Reference: Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Source_Contribution: Megafauna data measured from trawl samples from the Gulf of Mexico Process_Step: Process_Description: Immediately after each field effort was completed, copies of the field collection forms were forwarded to Data Management. Based on the copies of the field collection forms, the status of the samples collected during the particular field effort were updated by logging the appropriate information into the sample/data tracking system. Before a data file is incorporated as valid data into the program database, it is subjected to a data screening analysis--a quality control procedure designed to minimize errors. Original data sheets or laboratory reports were compared to verification listings, reviewing the latter for accuracy and completeness. This screening analysis includes range checking and thematic scanning of data to detect potential outliers and calculation of a statistical summary, which includes minimum, maximum, and mean values; numbers of valid observations, and total number of observations in the data file. This information and tabular listings of the data file are sent to the appropriate Principal Investigator for inspection. The Principal Investigator reviews the printouts and statistics for errors. Any errors in the data file are corrected, and new printouts are generated and sent to the Principal Investigator. After the Principal Investigator certifies in writing that the data file is valid, the data file is incorporated into the program database. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: GERG Contact_Person: Dr.GaryWolff Contact_Position: Research SCIENTIST Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 833 Graham Rd City: College Station State_or_Province: TEXAS Postal_Code: 77845 Country: U.S. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 979/862-2323 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary@gerg.tamu.edu Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Top

SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 41 Top

SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Equal-Area Conic Albers_Equal-Area_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 29.500000 Standard_Parallel: 45.500000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 37.500000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: Ordinate_Resolution: Planar_Distance_Units: Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Top

ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Porif1 Porifera_ Demospongiae_Ancorinidae Porif2 Porifera_ Demospongiae_Stelletidae Porif3 Porifera_ Demospongiae_Unidentified Demospongiae Porif4 Porifera_ Hexactinellida_Euplectella sp. Porif5 Porifera_ Hexactinellida_Hyalonema sp. Porif6 Porifera_ Hexactinellida_Radiella sp.? Porif7 Porifera_ Hexactinellida_Tentorium sp.? Porif8 Porifera_ Hexactinellida_Unidentified Hexactinellida Cnida9 Cnidaria_ Hydrozoa_Unidentified Hydroida Cnida10 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Acanella sp. Cnida11 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Actinauge cristata Cnida12 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Actinauge longicornis Cnida13 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Caryophyllia ambrosia Cnida14 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Chondrophellia coronata Cnida15 "Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Hormathiid ""A""" Cnida16 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Chrysogorgia sp. Cnida17 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Funiculina quadrangularis Cnida18 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Isididae Cnida19 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Keratoisidae Cnida20 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Monactis vestita Cnida21 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Paraphelliactis sp. Cnida22 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Stephanauge nexilis Cnida23 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Stephanauge vestita Cnida24 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Stephanocyathus diadema Cnida25 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Ombellula sp. Cnida26 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Unidentified Actiniaria Cnida27 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Unidentified Pennatulacea Cnida28 Cnidaria_ Anthozoa_Unidentified Zoanthidea Cnida29 Cnidaria_ Scyphozoa_Actinoscyphia sp. Nemer30 Nemertea? __Unidentified Nemertea Annel31 Annelida_ Polychaeta_Unidentified Polychaeta Annel32 Annelida_ Polychaeta_Escarpia sp.? Echiu33 Echiura? __ Unidentified Echiura Unide34 Unidentified vermiform animal__Unidentified Vermiform Mollu35 Mollusca_ Polyplacophora_Unidentified Polyplacophora Mollu36 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Buccinum sp.? Mollu37 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Cocculina cf. portoricensis Mollu38 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Cocculina cf. rathbuni Mollu39 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Conus mazei Mollu40 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Cosmioconcha calliglypta Mollu41 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Crepidula aculeata Mollu42 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Mangelia antonia Mollu43 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Mitrella raveneli Mollu44 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Oocorys abyssorum Mollu45 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Oocorys sp. Mollu46 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Plicifusus cf. jamiaci Mollu47 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Pleurotomella cf. bairdii Mollu48 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Polystira albida Mollu49 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Polystira tellea Mollu50 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Propobela sp. Mollu51 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Scaphander watsoni Mollu52 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Scaphella kieneri Mollu53 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Siratus beaui Mollu54 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Tugurium caribbaeum Mollu55 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Tugurium longleyi Mollu56 Mollusca_ Gastropoda_Unidentified Prosobranchia Mollu57 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Aequipecten glyptus Mollu58 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Amygdalum politum Mollu59 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Amygdalum sagittarum Mollu60 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Bentharca sagrinata Mollu61 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Cuspidaria sp. Mollu62 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Nucula sp. Mollu63 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Propeamussium dalli Mollu64 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Unidentified Cuspidariidae Mollu65 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Unidentified Nuculanidae Mollu66 Mollusca_ Pelecypoda_Unidentified Pectinidae Mollu67 Mollusca_ Cephalopoda_Ilex coindetti Mollu68 Mollusca_ Cephalopoda_Pholidoteuthis adami Mollu69 Mollusca_ Cephalopoda_Octopodidae Mollu70 Mollusca_ Cephalopoda_Stauroteuthidae? Mollu71 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Antalis occidentalis Mollu72 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Dentalium callipeplum Mollu73 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Dentalium ensiculus Mollu74 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Dentalium floridense Mollu75 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Dentalium laqueatum Mollu76 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Dentalium meridionale Mollu77 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Laevidentalium perlongum Mollu78 Mollusca_ Scaphopoda_Unidentified Scaphopoda Arthr79 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Arcoscalpellum antillarum Arthr80 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Arcoscalpellum idioplax Arthr81 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Arcoscalpellum intonsum Arthr82 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Arcoscalpellum portoricanum Arthr83 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Arcoscalpellum regina Arthr84 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Neoscalpellum debile Arthr85 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Poecilasma inaequilaterale Arthr86 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Verruca floridana Arthr87 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Unidentified Rhizocephala Arthr88 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Bathynomus giganteus Arthr89 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Epicaridea Arthr90 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Aristaeopsis edwardsianus Arthr91 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Benthesicymus bartletti Arthr92 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Benthesicymus carinatus Arthr93 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Benthesicymus iridescens? Arthr94 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Benthesicymus sp. Arthr95 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Hemipenaeus carpenteri Arthr96 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Hepomadus tener Arthr97 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Parapenaeus longirostris Arthr98 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Penaeopsis serrata Arthr99 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Pleoticus robustus Arthr100 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Plesiopenaeus armatus Arthr101 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Solenocera necopina Arthr102 "Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Penaeoidea, unidentified" Arthr103 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Glyphocrangon aculeata Arthr104 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Glyphocrangon alispina Arthr105 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Glyphocrangon longirostris Arthr106 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Glyphocrangon nobile Arthr107 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Heterocarpus oryx Arthr108 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nematocarcinus acanthitelsonis Arthr109 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nematocarcinus ensifer Arthr110 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nematocarcinus rotundus Arthr111 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nematocarcinus sp. Arthr112 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Sabinea hystrix Arthr113 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Acanthacaris caeca Arthr114 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nephropsis aculeata Arthr115 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nephropsis agassizi Arthr116 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Nephropsis rosea Arthr117 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Thaumastocheles zaleucus Arthr118 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Polycheles typhlops Arthr119 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Polycheles validus Arthr120 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Stereomastis sculpta Arthr121 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Willemoesia forceps Arthr122 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Dardanus fucosus Arthr123 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munida longipes Arthr124 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munida valida Arthr125 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis bermudezi Arthr126 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis erinacea Arthr127 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis longimanus Arthr128 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis rostrata Arthr129 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis sigsbei Arthr130 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis spinosa Arthr131 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Munidopsis subsquamosa Arthr132 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Neolithodes agassizii Arthr133 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Parapagurus alaminos Arthr134 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Parapagurus nudus Arthr135 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Parapagurus pilosimanus Arthr136 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Parapagurus sp. Arthr137 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Uroptychus nitidus Arthr138 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Acanthocarpus alexandri Arthr139 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Bathyplax typhla Arthr140 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Chaceon fenneri Arthr141 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Chaceon quinquidens Arthr142 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Ethusina microphthalma Arthr143 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Iliacantha subglobosa Arthr144 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Lyreidus bairdii Arthr145 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Podochela sidneyi Arthr146 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Pyromaia arachna Arthr147 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Pyromaia cuspidata Arthr148 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Raymannius schmitti Arthr149 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Rochinia hystrix Arthr150 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Tetraxanthus rathbunae Arthr151 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Trichopeltarion nobile Arthr152 Arthropoda_ Crustacea_Unidentified Majidae Brach153 Brachiopoda_ Articulata_Chlidonophora incerta Brach154 Brachiopoda_ Articulata_Unidentified Brachiopoda Echin155 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Ampheraster alaminos Echin156 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Anthenoides piercei Echin157 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Benthopecten simplex Echin158 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Cheiraster planus Echin159 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Doraster constellatus Echin160 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Dytaster insignis Echin161 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Goniopecten demonstrans Echin162 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Hymenaster anomalus Echin163 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Hymenaster spp. Echin164 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Litonotaster intermedius Echin165 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Litonaster sp. Echin166 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Midgardia xandoros Echin167 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Nymphaster arenatus Echin168 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Nymphaster sp. Echin169 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Paragonaster subtilis Echin170 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Persephonaster leptactis Echin171 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Plinthaster dentatus Echin172 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Plutonaster agassizii Echin173 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Plutonaster sp. Echin174 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Pseudarchaster gracilis Echin175 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Psilaster cassiope Echin176 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Pteraster sp. Echin177 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Zoroaster fulgens Echin178 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Unidentified Pterasteridae Echin179 Echinodermata_ Asteroidea_Unidentified Asteroidea Echin180 Echinodermata_ Echinoidea_Brissopsis sp. Echin181 Echinodermata_ Echinoidea_Phormosoma placenta Echin182 Echinodermata_ Echinoidea_Unidentified Spatangoida Echin183 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Unidentified Apodida Echin184 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Bathyplotes sp. Echin185 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Benthodytes lingua Echin186 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Benthodytes typica Echin187 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Benthodytes sp. Echin188 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Caudina sp. Echin189 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Mesothuria lactea Echin190 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Mesothuria verilli Echin191 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Molpadia barbouri Echin192 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Molpadia blakei Echin193 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Molpadia parva Echin194 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Molpadia sp. Echin195 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Paroriza sp. Echin196 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Peniagone cf. azorica Echin197 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Protankyra brychia Echin198 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Psychropotes depressa Echin199 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Psychropotes spp. Echin200 "Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_ Elasipodida sp. ""A""" Echin201 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Unidentified Elasipodida Echin202 Echinodermata_ Holothuroidea_Unidentified Holothuroidea Echin203 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Amphilimna olivacea Echin204 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Unidentified Amphiuridae Echin205 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Ophiocrates heros Echin206 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Homalophiura inornata Echin207 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Ophiochiton sp. Echin208 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Ophiomusium eburneum Echin209 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Ophiosphalma planum Echin210 "Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Ophiuroid ""B""" Echin211 Echinodermata_ Ophiuroidea_Unidentified Ophiuroidea Hemic212 Hemichordata?__Unidentified Hemichordata Chord213 Chordata_ Ascidiacea_Oligotrema psammites Chord214 Chordata_ Ascidiacea_Unidentified Ascidiacea Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: user defined; megataxcode.txt Top

DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: GERG Contact_Person: Dr.GaryWolff Contact_Position: Research SCIENTIST Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 833 Graham Rd City: College Station State_or_Province: TEXAS Postal_Code: 77845 Country: U.S. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 979/862-2323 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary@gerg.tamu.edu Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Resource_Description: This section was compiled as part of the Deep Gulf of Mexico Benthic Ecology Study Distribution_Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. Custom_Order_Process: Contact GERG DGoMB specialist for a printed copy of the map or for an ESRI coverage . Top

METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

Metadata_Date: 20040110 Metadata_Review_Date: Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: GERG Contact_Person: Dr.GaryWolff Contact_Position: Research SCIENTIST Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 833 Graham Rd City: College Station State_or_Province: TEXAS Postal_Code: 77845 Country: U.S. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 979/862-2323 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary@gerg.tamu.edu Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Top