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Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia (MHNMC) of INVEMAR
- Dataset ID: MHNMC
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: Mejía-Quintero, Katherine
- Data Contact: katherine.mejia@invemar.org.co
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific, Indian
- Fishery Management Council Region(s):
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Pacific Central-American Coastal, Arabian Sea
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Panama Bight, South India and Sri Lanka
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 5.57982
- Maximum Latitude: 6.68663
- Minimum Longitude: -77.5141
- Maximum Longitude: 77.54933
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 28
- Number of coral records: 28
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 38
- Maximum depth (meters): 51
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 23
- Time frame: 2017 to 2018
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data set contains records of deepwater corals from the Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia - MHNMC . Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. For additional information on the marine invertebrate collection see: http://www.invemar.org.co/descripcion-del-mhnmc
Collection methodogy details:
Specimens were collected using a variety of methods and gears.
Link: http://www.invemar.org.co/descripcion-del-mhnmc
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Data Set Level Citation
Mejía-Quintero, Katherine. Observation date range: 2017 to 2018. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: MHNMC. 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: 28
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| genus | 11 % |
| species | 89 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellisella limbaughi | 520726 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 2 |
| Heterogorgia verrucosa | 290112 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Leptogorgia alba | 286209 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Leptogorgia cortesi | 889417 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Muricea fruticosa | 287562 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 1 |
| Muricea plantaginea | 874479 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 8 |
| Muricea squarrosa | 287577 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 1 |
| Muricea subtilis | 889328 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 3 |
| Myriopathes panamensis | 290437 | Antipatharia | Myriopathidae | 1 |
| Pacifigorgia | 267665 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Pacifigorgia eximia | 520687 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 1 |
| Pacifigorgia marviva | 889447 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 2 |
| Pacifigorgia senta | 290590 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 3 |
| Psammogorgia | 267768 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 2 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.