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Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, August and September, 2019
- Dataset ID: OET_NA114
- Database Version: 20240325-0
- Data Provider: Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawaii
- Data Contact: Bingo, Sarah: sarahr6@hawaii.edu
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific, South Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Phoenix/Tokelau/Northern Cook Islands, Hawaii
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: -1.04538
- Maximum Latitude: 16.65792
- Minimum Longitude: -177.50148
- Maximum Longitude: -169.54079
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 9,034
- Number of coral records: 7,305
- Number of sponge records: 1,729
- Records with images: 1167
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 115
- Maximum depth (meters): 2,945
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2019 to 2019
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep
Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. Coral and
sponge observations submitted by the Ocean Exploration Trust |
University of Hawaii. These obserations are from video recorded on the
Little Hercules ROV on board the E/V Nautilus. The Principle
Investigator was Petruncio, Emil and Weinnig, Alexis. Localities
explored include the following: USA EEZ in Pacific Remote Islands Area,
unnamed seamount south of Titov Seamount, South Ridge; Howland &
Baker Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument,
Unnamed Seamount Northwest of Howland Island, South Ridge; Pacific Ocean
International Waters between Howland Island and Johnston Atoll, Unnamed
Guyot, Southwest Ridge and Summit; Howland & Baker Unit of the
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Howland Island,
Northwest Ridge; Howland & Baker Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands
Marine National Monument, Baker Island, Southwest Ridge;
Johnston Atoll Unit of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument,
Johnston Atoll, Southwestern Terrace and Summit; and Johnston Atoll Unit
of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Johnston Atoll,
Southwestern Slope. For more information see https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na114
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na114
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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: Petruncio, Emil | Weinnig, Alexis. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA114. Database version: 20240325-0.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA114 | 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: 7,305
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| subclass | 0 % |
| order | 6 % |
| family | 28 % |
| subfamily | 3 % |
| genus | 34 % |
| species | 24 % |
| NA | 4 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 1,729
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 2 % |
| class | 15 % |
| subclass | 0 % |
| order | 0 % |
| family | 12 % |
| subfamily | 1 % |
| genus | 58 % |
| subgenus | 4 % |
| species | 7 % |
| 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 | 14 |
| Acanella weberi | 286307 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 3 |
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 105 |
| Alternatipathes | 994317 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 2 |
| Anthomastinae | 1510270 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 203 |
| Anthomastus | 125285 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 84 |
| Anthomastus tahinodus | 286021 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 106 |
| Anthoptilum | 128489 | Scleralcyonacea | Anthoptilidae | 9 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 77 |
| Antipathes sylospongia | 1466700 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 1 |
| Balticina | 146534 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 65 |
| Balticinidae | 1508602 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 4 |
| Bathygorgia | 883738 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 3 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 141 |
| Bathypathes patula | 103323 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 4 |
| Callogorgia | 125317 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 36 |
| Callogorgia cracentis | 1317063 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Calyptrophora | 177833 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 72 |
| Calyptrophora angularis | 287649 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 41 |
| Calyptrophora pileata | 883729 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Calyptrophora wyvillei | 287658 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 24 |
| Candidella | 125318 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 3 |
| Candidella gigantea | 286505 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 13 |
| Caryophylliidae | 135073 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 4 |
| Chrysogorgia | 125294 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 539 |
| Chrysogorgia flavescens | 286119 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 3 |
| Chrysogorgia geniculata | 286122 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 50 |
| Chrysogorgiidae | 125273 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 16 |
| Coralliidae | 125280 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 7 |
| Dendropathes | 267376 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 105 |
| Dendrophylliidae | 135074 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 12 |
| Eguchipsammia | 135111 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 4 |
| Eknomisis | 759254 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 2 |
| Enallopsammia | 135112 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 28 |
| Enallopsammia rostrata | 135190 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 379 |
| Flabellidae | 135075 | Scleractinia | Flabellidae | 12 |
| Hemicorallium | 718773 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 214 |
| Hemicorallium laauense | 1311253 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 8 |
| Heteropathes | 723286 | Antipatharia | Cladopathidae | 10 |
| Hexapathes | 267484 | Antipatharia | Cladopathidae | 1 |
| Hydrodendron | 117105 | Leptothecata | Phylactothecidae | 1 |
| Hydrodendron gorgonoide | 117612 | Leptothecata | Phylactothecidae | 6 |
| Imbricacis | 1665630 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 2 |
| Iridogorgia | 125295 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 50 |
| Iridogorgia bella | 286152 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 2 |
| Iridogorgia magnispiralis | 286154 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 161 |
| Isidella trichotoma | 286310 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 7 |
| Jasonisis | 759256 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 31 |
| Keratoisididae | 1544106 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 821 |
| Kophobelemnidae | 128483 | Scleralcyonacea | Kophobelemnidae | 1 |
| Kophobelemnon | 128492 | Scleralcyonacea | Kophobelemnidae | 11 |
| Lillipathes | 267553 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 7 |
| Madracis | 135125 | Scleractinia | Pocilloporidae | 6 |
| Madrepora oculata | 135209 | Scleractinia | Bathyporidae | 475 |
| Malacalcyonacea | 1609357 | Malacalcyonacea | NA | 318 |
| Metallogorgia | 125296 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 2 |
| Metallogorgia melanotrichos | 125355 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 124 |
| Narella | 125319 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 175 |
| Narella alata | 409567 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Narella merga | 1317080 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Narella vermifera | 409565 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 6 |
| Nicella | 125299 | Scleralcyonacea | Ellisellidae | 1 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 10 |
| Paracalyptrophora | 125320 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 64 |
| Parachrysogorgia chryseis | 1671461 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 25 |
| Parachrysogorgia stellata | 1671474 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 17 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 347 |
| Paramuriceidae | 151540 | Malacalcyonacea | Paramuriceidae | 522 |
| Parantipathes | 103306 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 29 |
| Parastenella | 267700 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 5 |
| Pennatula | 128495 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 4 |
| Pennatulidae | 128484 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 2 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 287 |
| Pleurocorallium porcellanum | 1311286 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 80 |
| Plexauridae | 125277 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 1 |
| Polymyces | 267758 | Scleractinia | Flabellidae | 7 |
| Polymyces wellsi | 290839 | Scleractinia | Flabellidae | 32 |
| Primnoidae | 125278 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 596 |
| Protoptilidae | 128485 | Scleralcyonacea | Protoptilidae | 5 |
| Protoptilum | 128498 | Scleralcyonacea | Protoptilidae | 19 |
| Pseudoanthomastus | 267770 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Ptilella inflata | 1379631 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 53 |
| Ramuligorgia militaris | 1496012 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 75 |
| Rhodaniridogorgia | 267808 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 9 |
| Rhodaniridogorgia superba | 290986 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Schizopathes | 103307 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Schizopathidae | 266964 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 35 |
| Scleractinia | 1363 | Scleractinia | NA | 45 |
| Scleralcyonacea | 1609355 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 26 |
| Stauropathes | 267854 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 50 |
| Stichopathes | 103308 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 51 |
| Stylasteridae | 22805 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 3 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 81 |
| Telopathes | 740050 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 3 |
| Trissopathes | 267926 | Antipatharia | Cladopathidae | 15 |
| Tylopathes | 267934 | Antipatharia | Stylopathidae | 2 |
| Umbellapathes | 267936 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 3 |
| Umbellula | 128499 | Scleralcyonacea | Umbellulidae | 77 |
| Victorgorgia | 267946 | Malacalcyonacea | Victorgorgiidae | 19 |
| Victorgorgia alba | 1045634 | Malacalcyonacea | Victorgorgiidae | 86 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssocladia | 184559 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 2 |
| Acanthascus | 171966 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 1 |
| Advhena magnifica | 1446846 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 12 |
| Amphidiscella | 171849 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 1 |
| Amphidiscophora | 131607 | NA | NA | 1 |
| Amphidiscosida | 160632 | Amphidiscosida | NA | 1 |
| Aspidoscopulia | 171733 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 29 |
| Atlantisella | 171852 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 2 |
| Auloplax | 132109 | Sceptrulophora | Auloplacidae | 31 |
| Bathydorus | 132123 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 3 |
| Bolosoma | 171837 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 130 |
| Bolosominae | 171836 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 16 |
| Calcarea | 559 | NA | NA | 4 |
| Caulophacus | 132112 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 51 |
| Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) | 172042 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 20 |
| Caulophacus (Caulophacus) | 172048 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 30 |
| Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) | 172066 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 3 |
| Chonelasma | 132102 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 14 |
| Cladorhizidae | 131644 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 1 |
| Corallistes | 132080 | Tetractinellida | Corallistidae | 2 |
| Corallistidae | 131679 | Tetractinellida | Corallistidae | 4 |
| Corbitellinae | 171848 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 4 |
| Demospongiae | 164811 | NA | NA | 119 |
| Dictyaulus | 171858 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 35 |
| Euplectellidae | 131692 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 56 |
| Euretidae | 131688 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 22 |
| Euryplegma | 171611 | Lyssacinosida | Aulocalycidae | 2 |
| Farrea | 132107 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 27 |
| Farrea occa erecta | 171755 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 24 |
| Farreidae | 131689 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 48 |
| Geodia | 132005 | Tetractinellida | Geodiidae | 2 |
| Geodiidae | 131664 | Tetractinellida | Geodiidae | 31 |
| Gymnorete | 171711 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 4 |
| Hertwigia | 132115 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 4 |
| Heterorete | 171713 | Hexasterophora incertae sedis | NA | 2 |
| Hexactinella | 132110 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 3 |
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 133 |
| Hyalonema (Corynonema) | 171415 | Amphidiscosida | Hyalonematidae | 11 |
| Ijimalophus hawaiicus | 1424919 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 31 |
| Lefroyella | 171715 | Sceptrulophora | Sceptrulophora incertae sedis | 20 |
| Lonchiphora | 171779 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 1 |
| Lophocalyx | 171955 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 1 |
| Pheronema | 132098 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 1 |
| Pheronematidae | 131685 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 43 |
| Pheronemoides crustiformis | 1391643 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 30 |
| Pheronemoides fungosus | 1042344 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 43 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 89 |
| Poliopogon | 171579 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 130 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 28 |
| Psilocalyx wilsoni | 171808 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 1 |
| Pyloderma | 169106 | Poecilosclerida | Dendoricellidae | 55 |
| Regadrella | 132117 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 91 |
| Rossellidae | 131694 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 7 |
| Saccocalyx | 171844 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 8 |
| Sclerothamnus | 171812 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 1 |
| Semperella | 171590 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 24 |
| Stelodoryx | 169507 | Poecilosclerida | Myxillidae | 1 |
| Tetractinellida | 597812 | Tetractinellida | NA | 6 |
| Tretopleura | 171623 | Sceptrulophora | Uncinateridae | 56 |
| Walteria | 171883 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 173 |
| Walteria flemmingii | 171884 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 4 |