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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard-Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks—“Lophelia II”
- Dataset ID: BOEM_Lophelia_II
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: Temple University, Brooks et al. (2016), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Pennsylvania State University
- Data Contact: Cordes, Erik: ecordes@temple.edu, Fisher, Charles: cfisher@psu.edu | Cordes, Erik: ecordes@temple.edu, Brooks, James: drjmbrooks@aol.com, Etnoyer, Peter: peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, Quattrini, Andrea: aquattrini@g.hmc.edu, Fisher, Charles: fisher@psu.edu
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern Gulf of Mexico, Floridian
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 26.17845
- Maximum Latitude: 29.17069
- Minimum Longitude: -93.59597
- Maximum Longitude: -84.69762
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 12,092
- Number of coral records: 12,092
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 7
- Record type(s): video observation, specimen, still image, still image | specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 222
- Maximum depth (meters): 2,443
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2008 to 2011
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent records of deep-sea corals observed or collected during video observations of the reef-forming deep-sea scleractinian coral, Lophelia pertusa collected during the Minerals Management Service (now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) Lophelia II Project. The project was a study of deepwater hard bottom communities on the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope implemented by a team of scientists under the management of TDI Brooks. The project included five cruises completed during the field operations phase. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Further information can be found at: https://www.boem.gov/ESPIS/5/5522.pdf
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: https://www.boem.gov/ESPIS/5/5522.pdf
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Data Set Level Citation
Temple University. Observation date range: 2008 to 2011. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: MacDonald, Ian. DSCRTP Dataset ID: BOEM_Lophelia_II. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 12,092
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| class | 0 % |
| order | 0 % |
| family | 0 % |
| genus | 5 % |
| species | 95 % |
| NA | 0 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanella | 125303 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 2 |
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Acanthogorgia armata | 125348 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 4 |
| Acanthogorgiidae | 125272 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Alcyoniidae | 125269 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 1 |
| Anthomastus | 125285 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 3 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 3 |
| Callistephanus pallida | 1608729 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 2 |
| Callogorgia | 125317 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 126 |
| Callogorgia americana | 177832 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 420 |
| Callogorgia delta | 832293 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 228 |
| Callogorgia gracilis | 286489 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 393 |
| Chelidonisis | 125304 | Scleralcyonacea | Chelidonisididae | 2 |
| Chrysogorgia | 125294 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 5 |
| Coralliidae | 125280 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Desmophyllum | 135093 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 1 |
| Desmophyllum pertusum | 1245747 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 8452 |
| Iridogorgia | 125295 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 2 |
| Iridogorgia magnispiralis | 286154 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Iridogorgia splendens | 286155 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Isidella | 125305 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 1 |
| Keratoisididae | 1544106 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 10 |
| Keratoisis | 125306 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 7 |
| Leiopathes | 103305 | Antipatharia | Leiopathidae | 399 |
| Leiopathes glaberrima | 103326 | Antipatharia | Leiopathidae | 1909 |
| Lepidisis | 125307 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 2 |
| Madrepora oculata | 135209 | Scleractinia | Madreporidae | 3 |
| Narella | 125319 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 3 |
| Nicella | 125299 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 7 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 6 |
| Paracalyptrophora | 125320 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Paragorgia johnsoni | 125419 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Paragorgia regalis | 286605 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Paramuricea | 125311 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 45 |
| Paramuricea biscaya | 125385 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 20 |
| Paramuricea multispina | 286382 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 5 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1 |
| Primnoidae | 125278 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Pseudoanthomastus | 267770 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Scleracis | 267830 | Malacalcyonacea | Scleracidae | 4 |
| Sibogagorgia | 267835 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Sibogagorgia cauliflora | 517784 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Stichopathes | 103308 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 3 |
| Stylasteridae | 22805 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 1 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 3 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.