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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ron Brown, September 2010

  • Dataset ID: NOAA_RB-10-08
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: NOAA, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program
  • Data Contact: Ross, Steve:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Atlantic
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): South Atlantic, Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Carolinian, Bahamian, Floridian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 24.42718
  • Maximum Latitude: 30.7304
  • Minimum Longitude: -84.73381
  • Maximum Longitude: -79.61476

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 1,491
  • Number of coral records: 1,108
  • Number of sponge records: 383
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): video observation, specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 161
  • Maximum depth (meters): 716
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2010 to 2010

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, Ron Brown, September 2010 and was provided by Ross, Steve: . 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 Ross, Steve records collected by ROV conducted from 2010-2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Caribbean Sea. Further information can be found at: ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/coris/library/NOAA/DSCRTP/Other/Ron_Brown_cruise_report_Nov2010_20Jan11.pdf

Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observation date range: 2010 to 2010. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Ross, Steve W. | Brooke, SD. DSCRTP Dataset ID: NOAA_RB-10-08. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
RB-10-08 Extreme Corals 2010 Ronald H. Brown R/V Jason II ROV ROV video observation, specimen

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 1,108

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
class 13 %
order 6 %
family 13 %
genus 23 %
species 45 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 383

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 55 %
class 19 %
family 1 %
genus 25 %

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 11
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 7
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 5
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Desmophyllum pertusum 1245747 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 455
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 66
Enallopsammia profunda 157965 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 25
Javania 135115 Scleractinia Flabellidae 4
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 43
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 12
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 23
Nephtheidae 146762 Malacalcyonacea Nephtheidae 10
Octocorallia 1341 NA NA 141
Plumarella 177839 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 52
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 3
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 56
Stylaster 117246 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 42
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 79
Thecopsammia 267904 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 72

Sponge Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Aphrocallistes 132099 Sceptrulophora Aphrocallistidae 88
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 74
Leiodermatium 132086 Tetractinellida Azoricidae 1
Pachastrellidae 131665 Tetractinellida Pachastrellidae 2
Phakellia 131779 Bubarida Bubaridae 6
Porifera 558 NA NA 212

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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