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Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
- Dataset ID: MNHN
- Database Version: 20260121-0
- Data Provider: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Chimienti et al. (2022), Tu et al. (2016), Pante & France (2010)
- Data Contact: Joannot, Pascale: joannot@mnhn.fr, Chimienti, Giovanni | giovanni.chimienti@uniba.it, Ming-Shiou Jeng: jengms@gate.sinica.edu.tw, Pante, Eric: eric.pante@univ-lr.fr
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: South Pacific, Indian
- Fishery Management Council Region(s):
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Red Sea
- Marine Ecoregion(s): New Caledonia, Gilbert/Ellis Islands, Vanuatu, Northern and Central Red Sea, Solomon Archipelago
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: -25.75633
- Maximum Latitude: 27.6438
- Minimum Longitude: 35.45551
- Maximum Longitude: 179.93333
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 48
- Number of coral records: 48
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 214
- Maximum depth (meters): 1,687
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 1978 to 2020
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 deep-sea corals from the Museum of Natural History, Paris, France. The museum contains a large collection of marine invertebrates including many type specimens. Selected records were derived from the literature, as well as, or in conjunction with, direct queries to the online collections database. 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 of the Museum see: https://www.mnhn.fr/en/collections/collection-groups/marine-invertebrates
Collection methodogy details:
Specimens were collected using a variety of methods and gears.
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Data Set Level Citation
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. Observation date range: 1978 to 2020. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: MNHN. Database version: 20260121-0.
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Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 48
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| family | 50 % |
| genus | 4 % |
| species | 46 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathypathes thermophila | 1596440 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Coralliidae | 125280 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 24 |
| Corallium | 125325 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Corallium nix | 291838 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Corallium tortuosum | 291841 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Hemicorallium aurantiacum | 956333 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Hemicorallium laauense | 1311253 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 4 |
| Metallogorgia macrospina | 286156 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Parachrysogorgia admete | 1671463 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Pleurocorallium bonsaiarborum | 1311271 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Pleurocorallium inutile | 1311280 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Pleurocorallium norfolkicum | 1311284 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Pleurocorallium thrinax | 1311289 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Pseudochrysogorgia bellona | 882826 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 2 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.