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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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Hall-Spencer et al., 2007

  • Dataset ID: Hall-Spencer_etal_2007
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Hall-Spencer et al. (2007)
  • Data Contact: Hall-Spencer, Jason:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Atlantic, Arctic
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): New England, Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico), Caribbean, South Atlantic
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Canadian Eastern Arctic - West Greenland
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Southwestern Caribbean, Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy, Eastern Caribbean, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Floridian, Bahamian, Carolinian, Scotian Shelf, Southern Caribbean, West Greenland Shelf, Greater Antilles, Southern Gulf of Mexico

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 9.78105
  • Maximum Latitude: 63.6
  • Minimum Longitude: -91.83334
  • Maximum Longitude: -55.25

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 82
  • Number of coral records: 82
  • Number of sponge records: 0
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): literature
  • Minimum depth (meters): 71
  • Maximum depth (meters): 2,500
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 1873 to 2003

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data were acquired from a database of cold-water coral records in the literature developed and provided by Jason Hall-Spencer and colleagues, and described in Hall-Spencer et al., 2007. 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: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2007/00000081/a00103s1/art00013

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2007/00000081/a00103s1/art00013

Literature Citation

Reyes, J., et al. (2005). Southern Caribbean azooxanthellate coral communities off Colombia. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. A. Freiwald and J. M. Roberts. Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Verlag: 309-330

Data Set Level Citation

Hall-Spencer et al. (2007). Observation date range: 1873 to 2003. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Hall-Spencer_etal_2007. Database version: 20260416-1.

Note: Individual records within a data set may have additional citations in the ‘Citation’ field.

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 82

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
genus 5 %
species 95 %

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
Acanthoprimnoa pectinata 289318 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Anomocora fecunda 135130 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 10
Anomocora prolifera 286719 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 1
Anthomastus agassizii 158261 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Anthoptilum grandiflorum 128504 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 1
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia 135135 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) berteriana 286731 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Chrysogorgia desbonni 286112 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 2
Chrysogorgia elegans 177823 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 8
Cladocora debilis 135147 Scleractinia Cladocoridae 2
Coenocyathus parvulus 286785 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Dasmosmilia variegata 135153 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 1
Deltocyathus eccentricus 135155 Scleractinia Deltocyathidae 1
Deltocyathus moseleyi 135157 Scleractinia Deltocyathidae 1
Dendrophyllia alternata 135184 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Desmophyllum pertusum 1245747 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 9
Eguchipsammia cornucopia 135188 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 2
Elatopathes abietina 289886 Antipatharia Aphanipathidae 2
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) alabastrum 135194 Scleractinia Flabellidae 2
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) angulare 135195 Scleractinia Flabellidae 2
Madracis myriaster 287111 Scleractinia Pocilloporidae 5
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 5
Nicella 125299 Scleralcyonacea Ellisellidae 2
Paracyathus pulchellus 135163 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Placotrochides frustum 135201 Scleractinia Flabellidae 2
Stenocyathus vermiformis 135208 Scleractinia Stenocyathidae 1
Stylopathes columnaris 291151 Antipatharia Stylopathidae 2
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 1
Tethocyathus variabilis 135173 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 4
Thalamophyllia riisei 286868 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Trichogorgia lyra 289183 Scleralcyonacea Ifalukellidae 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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