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Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, July, 2019

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA110
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawaii
  • Data Contact: Sarah Bingo

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: South Pacific, North Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Line Islands

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: -0.44144
  • Maximum Latitude: 6.15884
  • Minimum Longitude: -162.77266
  • Maximum Longitude: -159.90312

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 6,351
  • Number of coral records: 5,169
  • Number of sponge records: 1,182
  • Records with images: 640
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 276
  • Maximum depth (meters): 3,230
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2019 to 2019

Data Set Description: This dataset is provided by the Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawai’i. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA110. These observations were from video collected in 2019 from aboard the E/V Nautilus (Survey ID: NA110) and the sampling vehicle, Little Hercules ROV. Principle investigator: Pockalny, Robert | Auscavitch, Steven. Data contact: Sarah Bingo. Reporter: Bingo, Sarah. Repository: University of Hawaii. Web site: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na110.

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na110

Data Set Level Citation

Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawaii. Observation date range: 2019 to 2019. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Pockalny, Robert | Auscavitch, Steven. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA110. Database version: 20260416-1.

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

Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA110 Nautilus E/V Little Hercules ROV ROV video observation

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 5,169

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
class 0 %
order 4 %
family 36 %
subfamily 2 %
genus 35 %
species 21 %
NA 2 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1,182

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 1 %
class 29 %
subclass 0 %
order 4 %
family 6 %
subfamily 1 %
genus 54 %
subgenus 4 %
species 1 %
subspecies 0 %

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 42
Acanella weberi 286307 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 7
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 4
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 602
Alcyoniidae 125269 Malacalcyonacea Alcyoniidae 2
Alternatipathes 994317 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 3
Anthomastinae 1510270 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 86
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 63
Anthomastus tahinodus 286021 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 5
Anthomuricea 267228 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 1
Anthoptilidae 128480 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 5
Anthoptilum 128489 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 3
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 27
Aphanostichopathes 1514479 Antipatharia Aphanipathidae 37
Balanophyllia 135108 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Balticina 146534 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 36
Balticinidae 1508602 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 3
Bathygorgia 883738 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 94
Callogorgia 125317 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 6
Calyptrophora 177833 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 5
Calyptrophora wyvillei 287658 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Candidella gigantea 286505 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 3
Candidella helminthophora 286506 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Caryophyllia 135085 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 1
Caryophylliidae 135073 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 165
Chrysogorgia flavescens 286119 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Chrysogorgia geniculata 286122 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 53
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 5
Cladopathidae 266961 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 58
Cladopathinae 723333 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 3
Clavularia 125286 Malacalcyonacea Clavulariidae 26
Coralliidae 125280 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 12
Dendrophyllia 135110 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Dendrophylliidae 135074 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 21
Desmophyllum 135093 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 3
Eknomisis 759254 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 16
Enallopsammia rostrata 135190 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 248
Flabellidae 135075 Scleractinia Flabellidae 2
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 536
Hemicorallium laauense 1311253 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 3
Heteropathes americana 723294 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 2
Hexapathes 267484 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 2
Iridogorgia 125295 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 27
Iridogorgia bella 286152 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 10
Iridogorgia magnispiralis 286154 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 52
Jasonisis 759256 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 3
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 591
Kulamanamana haumeaae 715097 Zoantharia Parazoanthidae 28
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 3
Lillipathes 267553 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 5
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 368
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 163
Metallogorgia melanotrichos 125355 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 56
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 138
Narella dichotoma 286515 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 3
Narella hawaiiensis 1467969 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Octocorallia 1341 NA NA 8
Paracalyptrophora 125320 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 96
Paracalyptrophora echinata 883732 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Paracalyptrophora hawaiiensis 1288564 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 115
Parachrysogorgia chryseis 1671461 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 11
Parachrysogorgia stellata 1671474 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 253
Parantipathes 103306 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 6
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 29
Pennatulidae 128484 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 1
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 80
Pleurocorallium 1248796 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 6
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 65
Polymyces 267758 Scleractinia Flabellidae 1
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 487
Protoptilidae 128485 Scleralcyonacea Protoptilidae 2
Protoptilum 128498 Scleralcyonacea Protoptilidae 12
Pseudoanthomastus 267770 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 8
Ptilella inflata 1379631 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 20
Ramuligorgia militaris 1496012 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 32
Schizopathes 103307 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 3
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 27
Scleralcyonacea 1609355 Scleralcyonacea NA 2
Solanderia 206034 Anthoathecata Solanderiidae 2
Stauropathes 267854 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 38
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 3
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 10
Thouarella 125323 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 30
Thouarella (Euthouarella) hilgendorfi 125413 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 16
Tridentisis 1767555 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 10
Trissopathes 267926 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 25
Tylopathes 267934 Antipatharia Stylopathidae 1
Umbellapathes 267936 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 7
Umbellula 1757986 Scleralcyonacea Umbellulidae 56
Victorgorgia 267946 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 5
Victorgorgia alba 1045634 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 50

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanthascus 171966 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 1
Amphidiscella 171849 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 7
Amphidiscosida 160632 Amphidiscosida NA 2
Atlantisella 171852 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 8
Auloplacidae 581295 Sceptrulophora Auloplacidae 1
Auloplax 132109 Sceptrulophora Auloplacidae 35
Bathydorus 132123 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 23
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 46
Bolosominae 171836 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 3
Caulophacus 132112 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 13
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) 172042 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 5
Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) 172066 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 2
Chonelasma 132102 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 2
Chonelasmatinae 171658 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 1
Corallistes 132080 Tetractinellida Corallistidae 8
Corbitellinae 171848 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 3
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 128
Dictyaulus 171858 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 20
Dictyocalyx 171860 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 6
Euplectellidae 131692 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 13
Euretidae 131688 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 7
Farrea 132107 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 12
Farrea occa erecta 171755 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 2
Farreidae 131689 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 5
Geodia 132005 Tetractinellida Geodiidae 76
Geodiidae 131664 Tetractinellida Geodiidae 36
Gymnorete 171711 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 23
Hertwigia 132115 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Heterorete 171713 Hexasterophora incertae sedis NA 7
Heteroscleromorpha 607950 NA NA 2
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 209
Hyalonema (Corynonema) 171415 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 40
Hyalonematidae 131684 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 2
Hyalostylus 171842 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 7
Ijimalophus hawaiicus 1424919 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 2
Lanuginella 132125 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 5
Lefroyella 171715 Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora incertae sedis 1
Lophocalyx 171955 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 13
Pheronematidae 131685 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 3
Pheronemoides crustiformis 1391643 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 7
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 58
Poecilosclerida 131599 Poecilosclerida NA 5
Poliopogon 171579 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 81
Porifera 558 NA NA 13
Psilocalyx wilsoni 171808 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 5
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 149
Rossellidae 131694 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 8
Saccocalyx 171844 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 9
Sclerothamnus 171812 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 9
Tetractinellida 597812 Tetractinellida NA 38
Tretopleura 171623 Sceptrulophora Uncinateridae 13
Walteria 171883 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 4
Walteria flemmingii 171884 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 3

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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