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

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Lehnert & Stone, 2016 | Dorado Discovery R/V | ROV | Observation Dates: 2015-06-06 to 2015-06-06

  • Dataset ID: Lehnert_and_Stone_2016
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Lehnert & Stone, 2016
  • Data Contact: Stone, Robert:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): North Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Alaska
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Gulf of Alaska

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 58.155
  • Maximum Latitude: 58.155
  • Minimum Longitude: -138.8367
  • Maximum Longitude: -138.8367

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 1
  • Number of coral records: 0
  • Number of sponge records: 1
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 478
  • Maximum depth (meters): 478
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2015 to 2015

Data Set Description: NOTE: This abstract is autogenerated. NA’s indicate null data within the underlying database. This biological occurence dataset was provided by Lehnert & Stone, 2016 to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Dorado Discovery R/V , using the platform(s): Zeus II ROV . Observation dates range from 2015-06-06 to 2015-06-06 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Gulf of Alaska . Localities explored include: Alaska | Eastern Gulf of Alaska, Fairweather Ground . Changes to the originally submitted dataset may have been made to conform to the standards of NOAA’s National Database for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges. Please reach out to: Stone, Robert: for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: NA

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: NA

Literature Citation

Lehnert H, Stone RP (2016) A comprehensive inventory of the Gulf of Alaska sponge fauna with the description of two new species and geographic range extensions. Zootaxa 4144:365-382

Data Set Level Citation

Lehnert & Stone, 2016. Observation date range: 2015 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: Lehnert_and_Stone_2016. 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: 0

## None Missing

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1

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
Rhizaxinella cervicornis 170818 Suberitida Suberitidae 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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