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

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Díaz & Pomponi, 2018 (HBOM)

  • Dataset ID: HBOM
  • Database Version: 20251001-0
  • Data Provider: Díaz & Pomponi, 2018
  • Data Contact: NA

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): Floridian, Greater Antilles

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 24.66
  • Maximum Latitude: 25.28165
  • Minimum Longitude: -83.91737
  • Maximum Longitude: -83.62975

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 2
  • Number of coral records: 0
  • Number of sponge records: 2
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 80
  • Maximum depth (meters): 773
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2011 to 2015

Data Set Description: Díaz & Pomponi, 2018. Observations from 2015. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: HBOM. DSCRTP Accession ID: 20240219_New_Records_THourigan_126744. Record type: specimen. Vessel(s): Walton Smith R/V. Sampling vehicle: Mohawk ROV. Survey ID: NA. Principle investigator: Reed, John. Data contact: NA. Reporter: Hourigan, T.F.. Repository: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museum. Web site [last accessed on YYYY-MM-DD]: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.17.

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods
Link: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.17

Literature Citation

Díaz MC, Pomponi SA (2018) New Poecilosclerida from mesophotic coral reefs and the deep-sea escarpment in the Pulley Ridge region, eastern Gulf of Mexico: Discorhabdella ruetzleri n.sp. (Crambeidae) and Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) vaceleti n.sp. (Hymedesmiidae). Zootaxa 4466:229-237

Data Set Level Citation

Díaz & Pomponi, 2018. Observation date range: 2011 to 2015. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: HBOM. 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: 0

## None Missing

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 2

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
species 100 %

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.

## No coral records in this data set.

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Discorhabdella ruetzleri 1297997 Poecilosclerida Crambeidae 1
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) vaceleti 1297998 Poecilosclerida Hymedesmiidae 1

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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