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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nancy Foster, September 2011

  • Dataset ID: NOAA_NF-11-09
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
  • Data Contact: Reed, John:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Atlantic
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): South Atlantic, Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Floridian, Southern Gulf of Mexico, Bahamian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 24.23865
  • Maximum Latitude: 24.96981
  • Minimum Longitude: -83.92018
  • Maximum Longitude: -80.42075

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 63
  • Number of coral records: 63
  • Number of sponge records: 0
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 62
  • Maximum depth (meters): 827
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2011 to 2011

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data was acquired for the National Database from the research cruise National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nancy Foster, September 2011 and was provided by Reed, John: . Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. This is a collection of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute records collected by ROV conducted from 2011-2011 in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea. Further information can be found at: http://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A6349

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: http://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A6349

Data Set Level Citation

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Observation date range: 2011 to 2011. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Reed, John. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_NF-11-09. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA Nancy Foster R/V Kraken II ROV, NA ROV specimen

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 63

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
class 3 %
order 10 %
family 41 %
genus 22 %
species 24 %

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
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 5
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 2
Antipathes atlantica 283882 Antipatharia Antipathidae 1
Antipathidae 103301 Antipatharia Antipathidae 1
Carijoa 205447 Malacalcyonacea Carijoidae 1
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Desmophyllum pertusum 1245747 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 6
Distichopora foliacea 288325 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 1
Ellisellidae 125274 Scleralcyonacea Ellisellidae 1
Isidella 125305 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 6
Madracis 135125 Scleractinia Pocilloporidae 1
Madrepora carolina 287092 Scleractinia Madreporidae 1
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 1
Nicella guadalupensis 286171 Scleralcyonacea Ellisellidae 1
Octocorallia 1341 NA NA 2
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 3
Pliobothrus 117244 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 1
Pliobothrus echinatus 285834 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 2
Plumarella 177839 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 4
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 1
Stichopathes luetkeni 1287835 Antipatharia Antipathidae 1
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 11
Tanacetipathes hirta 291175 Antipatharia Myriopathidae 1

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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