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Natural History Museum, London UK
- Dataset ID: NHM_UK
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: Natural History Museum, London, UK, Hestetun et al. (2017), Opresko (2002), Cordeiro et al. (2017), Xavier et al. (2015)
- Data Contact: NA, Hestetun, J.T. (jon.hestetun@bio.uib.no), Opresko, Dennis, ralfts@gmail.com, Wagner, Daniel: daniel.wagner@noaa.gov, Joana Xavier jxavier@ciimar.up.pt
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific, Indian, South Pacific, North Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s):
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Kuroshio Current, New Zealand Shelf, Iberian Coastal
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Central Kuroshio Current, Northeastern New Zealand, Azores Canaries Madeira, South European Atlantic Shelf
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: -41.35047
- Maximum Latitude: 38.42
- Minimum Longitude: -35.83
- Maximum Longitude: 178
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 13
- Number of coral records: 8
- Number of sponge records: 5
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 128
- Maximum depth (meters): 5,303
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 1873 to 2011
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 and sponges from the Natural History Museum, London, UK. The museum contains one of the world’s largest collections of marine invertebrates, including many type specimens. Many of the deep-sea invertebrates form the HMS Challenger Expedition and other historic expeditions of discovery are housed here. 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 zoology collections of the Museum see: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/collections/zoology-collections.html
Collection methodogy details:
Specimens were collected using a variety of methods and gears.
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Data Set Level Citation
Natural History Museum, London, UK. Observation date range: 1873 to 2011. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: NHM_UK. 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: 8
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| species | 100 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 5
| 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.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatipathes alternata | 994319 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Bathypathes patula | 103323 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 2 |
| Parastenella doederleini | 290683 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Radicipes challengeri | 125356 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Radicipes gracilis | 125357 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Radicipes pleurocristatus | 286161 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Saropathes scoparia | 291021 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssocladia boletiphora | 1253624 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 1 |
| Abyssocladia hemiradiata | 1253648 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 1 |
| Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) jamescooki | 1253649 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 2 |
| Poliopogon amadou | 171580 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 1 |