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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, September, 2018

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA101
  • Database Version: 20240325-0
  • Data Provider: Hawai’i Undersea Research Laboratory
  • Data Contact: Kelley, Christopher

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Hawaii

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 25.31542
  • Maximum Latitude: 27.03415
  • Minimum Longitude: -168.86081
  • Maximum Longitude: -163.74078

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 13,258
  • Number of coral records: 11,557
  • Number of sponge records: 1,701
  • Records with images: 530
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 1,249
  • Maximum depth (meters): 2,861
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2018 to 2018

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent selected observations of deep-sea corals collected by ROV during an September, 2018 research cruise aboard the E/V Nautilus in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The purpose was to explore seamounts located inside the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) and to investigate how this chain of underwater mountains formed parallel to the Hawaiian Islands ridge and determine whether these seamounts support vibrant coral and sponge communities. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Further information can be found at: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na101

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na101

Data Set Level Citation

Hawai’i Undersea Research Laboratory. Observation date range: 2018 to 2018. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Kelley, Christopher. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA101. Database version: 20240325-0.

Note: Individual records within a data set may have additional citations in the ‘Citation’ field.

Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA101 Nautilus E/V Hercules ROV ROV video observation

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 11,557

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
subclass 0 %
order 1 %
family 10 %
subfamily 18 %
genus 55 %
species 16 %
NA 0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1,701

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 1 %
class 7 %
order 0 %
family 4 %
subfamily 3 %
genus 77 %
subgenus 8 %
species 1 %
subspecies 1 %

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
Acanella 125303 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 12
Acanella weberi 286307 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 239
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Paramuriceidae 57
Alternatipathes 994317 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 43
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 717
Anthomastus tahinodus 286021 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 112
Anthoptilum 128489 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 16
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 38
Antipathes sylospongia 1466700 Antipatharia Antipathidae 2
Aphanostichopathes 1514479 Antipatharia Aphanipathidae 78
Balticina 146534 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 7
Bathygorgia 883738 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 310
Bathypathes patula 103323 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Calyptrophora 177833 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 69
Calyptrophora angularis 287649 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 53
Candidella 125318 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Candidella gigantea 286505 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 246
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) atlantica 135136 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 6
Caryophylliidae 135073 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 5
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1662
Chrysogorgia abludo 883734 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Chrysogorgia flavescens 286119 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 23
Chrysogorgia geniculata 286122 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 302
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 26
Cladopathidae 266961 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 3
Coralliidae 125280 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 104
Eknomisis 759254 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Flabellidae 135075 Scleractinia Flabellidae 2
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1512
Heteropathes 723286 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 24
Hexapathes 267484 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 1
Imbricacis 1665630 Malacalcyonacea Paramuriceidae 2
Iridogorgia 125295 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 136
Iridogorgia bella 286152 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 35
Iridogorgia magnispiralis 286154 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 204
Isidella trichotoma 286310 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 9
Jasonisis 759256 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 196
Keratoisidinae 1419319 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2072
Kophobelemnon 128492 Scleralcyonacea Kophobelemnidae 3
Lillipathes 267553 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 25
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 30
Metallogorgia melanotrichos 125355 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 73
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 643
Narella bowersi 286512 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 32
Narella dichotoma 286515 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Narella hawaiiensis 1467969 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 9
Narella macrocalyx 409566 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 8
Narella virgosa 1317082 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Octocorallia 1341 NA NA 6
Paracalyptrophora 125320 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 53
Parachrysogorgia chryseis 1671461 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 17
Parachrysogorgia stellata 1671474 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 3
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 325
Paramuriceidae 151540 Malacalcyonacea Paramuriceidae 38
Parantipathes 103306 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 28
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 12
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 8
Pleurocorallium porcellanum 1311286 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 8
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1003
Protoptilum 128498 Scleralcyonacea Protoptilidae 19
Pseudoanthomastus 267770 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 12
Ptilella inflata 1379631 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 1
Ramuligorgia militaris 1496012 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 413
Rhodaniridogorgia 267808 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 121
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 2
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 35
Sibogagorgia 267835 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 28
Stauropathes 267854 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 131
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 26
Telopathes 740050 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 2
Trissopathes 267926 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 68
Umbellapathes 267936 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 27
Umbellula 128499 Scleralcyonacea Umbellulidae 10
Victorgorgia alba 1045634 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 8

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Abyssocladia 184559 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 3
Acanthascus 171966 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 1
Amphidiscosida 160632 Amphidiscosida NA 1
Atlantisella 171852 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 98
Bathydorus 132123 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 2
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 165
Bolosominae 171836 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 23
Caulophacus 132112 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 117
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) 172042 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 29
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) 172048 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 2
Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) 172066 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 3
Chonelasma 132102 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 4
Chonelasmatinae 171658 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 8
Corbitellinae 171848 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 19
Dictyaulus 171858 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Euplectellidae 131692 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 11
Euretidae 131688 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 32
Farrea 132107 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 93
Farrea occa 134391 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 6
Farrea occa erecta 171755 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 9
Farreidae 131689 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 8
Hertwigia 132115 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Heterorete 171713 Hexasterophora incertae sedis NA 20
Hexactinella 132110 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 7
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 116
Hyalonema 132096 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 1
Hyalonema (Corynonema) 171415 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 95
Hyalonematidae 131684 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 1
Lanuginella 132125 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 8
Lefroyella 171715 Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora incertae sedis 3
Lophocalyx 171955 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 11
Pheronematidae 131685 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 6
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 1
Poecilosclerida 131599 Poecilosclerida NA 1
Poliopogon 171579 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 338
Porifera 558 NA NA 13
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 7
Rossellidae 131694 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 6
Saccocalyx 171844 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 3
Semperella 171590 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 68
Stelodoryx 169507 Poecilosclerida Myxillidae 7
Tretopleura 171623 Sceptrulophora Uncinateridae 72
Walteria 171883 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 276
Walteria flemmingii 171884 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 5

Fish Taxa Observed

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## No fish records in this data set.

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