NOAA’s National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges: Data Set Dashboard (Literature)

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Wagner & Shuler 2017 (BAMZ)

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Atlantic
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s):
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Bermuda

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 31.94483
  • Maximum Latitude: 32.50233
  • Minimum Longitude: -65.15867
  • Maximum Longitude: -64.58483

Overview

Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.

  • Number of records: 25
  • Number of coral records: 25
  • Number of sponge records: 0
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 73
  • Maximum depth (meters): 305
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2016 to 2016

Data Set Description: Wagner & Shuler 2017. Observations from 2016. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: BAMZ. DSCRTP Accession ID: 20240219_New_Records_THourigan_126744. Record type: specimen. Vessel(s): NA. Sampling vehicle: NA. Survey ID: Nekton XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey. Principle investigator: NA. Data contact: Wagner, Daniel (). Reporter: Hourigan, T.F.. Repository: Bermuda Natural History Museum at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo. Web site [last accessed on YYYY-MM-DD]: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4344.2.11.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4344.2.11

Literature Citation

Wagner D, Shuler A (2017) The black coral fauna (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of Bermuda with new records. Zootaxa 4344:367-379

Data Set Level Citation

Wagner & Schuler 2017. Observation date range: 2016 to 2016. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: BAMZ. Database version: 20251001-0.

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Taxonomic Summary

Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.

Corals

Number of coral records: 25

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
genus 12 %
species 88 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 0

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fishes

Number of fish records: 0

## No fish records in this data set.

Coral Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Antipathes atlantica 283882 Antipatharia Antipathidae 10
Antipathes furcata 103312 Antipatharia Antipathidae 2
Distichopathes filix 289840 Antipatharia Aphanipathidae 1
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 3
Stichopathes pourtalesi 283975 Antipatharia Antipathidae 5
Tanacetipathes hirta 291175 Antipatharia Myriopathidae 2
Tanacetipathes tanacetum 291180 Antipatharia Myriopathidae 2

Sponge Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.

## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.

## No fish records in this data set.

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