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Florida Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology Collection
- Dataset ID: FLMNH_IZ
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: Florida Museum of Natural History
- Data Contact: Paulay,Gustav: paulay@flmnh.ufl.edu
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico), South Atlantic
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Floridian, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Greater Antilles, Bahamian, Eastern Caribbean
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 16.37582
- Maximum Latitude: 28.95208
- Minimum Longitude: -88.2013
- Maximum Longitude: -61.58255
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 162
- Number of coral records: 100
- Number of sponge records: 62
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 49
- Maximum depth (meters): 1,742
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 4
- Time frame: 1938 to 2012
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data set contains museum records of deepwater coral and sponge specimens in the Florida Museum of Natural History, Invertebrate Zoology Collection. 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.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/iz/
Collection methodogy details:
Specimens were collected using a variety of methods and gears.
Link: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/iz/
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Data Set Level Citation
Florida Museum of Natural History. Observation date range: 1938 to 2012. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: FLMNH_IZ. 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: 100
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| class | 6 % |
| order | 38 % |
| family | 26 % |
| genus | 13 % |
| species | 16 % |
| NA | 1 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 62
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 87 % |
| class | 8 % |
| genus | 3 % |
| species | 2 % |
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 arbuscula | 125371 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 2 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 12 |
| Callogorgia americana | 177832 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 3 |
| Caryophylliidae | 135073 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 1 |
| Dendrophylliidae | 135074 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 11 |
| Distichopora | 205513 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 1 |
| Ellisella elongata | 520722 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Ellisellidae | 125274 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Gorgoniidae | 125275 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 5 |
| Keratoisis flexibilis | 125375 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 2 |
| Madrepora | 135123 | Scleractinia | Madreporidae | 1 |
| Melithaeidae | 196230 | Malacalcyonacea | Melithaeidae | 1 |
| Nicella goreaui | 286169 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 2 |
| Nicella guadalupensis | 286171 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Nicella obesa | 286177 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Nicella toeplitzae | 286180 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Nidalia | 267631 | Malacalcyonacea | Nidaliidae | 6 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 6 |
| Oculina | 135124 | Scleractinia | Oculinidae | 1 |
| Oculinidae | 135078 | Scleractinia | Oculinidae | 2 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1 |
| Primnoidae | 125278 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 3 |
| Riisea paniculata | 290997 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Scleractinia | 1363 | Scleractinia | NA | 26 |
| Stylaster | 117246 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 3 |
| Stylasteridae | 22805 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 2 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 1 |
| Telesto sanguinea | 287522 | Malacalcyonacea | Tubiporidae | 2 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 5 |
| Ircinia felix | 165020 | Dictyoceratida | Irciniidae | 1 |
| Pione | 157409 | Clionaida | Clionaidae | 1 |
| Placospongia | 132044 | Clionaida | Placospongiidae | 1 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 54 |