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Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, October, 2020
- Dataset ID: OET_NA122
- Database Version: 20260416-1
- Data Provider: NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
- Data Contact: Roletto, Jan: jan.roletto@noaa.gov
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern California
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 37.20809
- Maximum Latitude: 37.33498
- Minimum Longitude: -123.12076
- Maximum Longitude: -123.02409
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 4,060
- Number of coral records: 2,949
- Number of sponge records: 1,111
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 692
- Maximum depth (meters): 1,272
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2020 to 2020
Data Set Description: This dataset is provided by the NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA, National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). These observations were collected in 2020 from the E/V Nautilus (Survey ID: NA122) using the Little Hercules ROV. The DSCRTP Dataset ID is OET_NA122. Principle investigator: Roletto, Jan. Data contact: Roletto, Jan: jan.roletto@noaa.gov. Reporter: Graiff, Kaitlin. Repository: NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Web site: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na122.
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na122
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Data Set Level Citation
NOAA, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Observation date range: 2020 to 2020. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Roletto, Jan. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA122. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA122 | 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: 2,949
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| family | 7 % |
| genus | 13 % |
| species | 51 % |
| variety | 5 % |
| NA | 24 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 1,111
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 3 % |
| genus | 96 % |
| subgenus | 0 % |
| species | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 4 |
| Anthoptilum grandiflorum | 128504 | Scleralcyonacea | Anthoptilidae | 9 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Callistephanus | 1473059 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 2 |
| Callistephanus simplex | 1608733 | Malacalcyonacea | Gorgoniidae | 220 |
| Clavularia | 125286 | Malacalcyonacea | Clavulariidae | 6 |
| Gersemia juliepackardae | 944595 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 71 |
| Heteropolypus ritteri | 724715 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 514 |
| Isidella tentaculum | 582522 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 216 |
| Keratoisididae | 1544106 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 133 |
| Keratoisis | 125306 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 38 |
| Lepidisis | 125307 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 64 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 204 |
| Paragorgia arborea var. pacifica | 1647393 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 141 |
| Parastenella ramosa | 290684 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 42 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 719 |
| Primnoidae | 125278 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 61 |
| Sibogagorgia | 267835 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 66 |
| Swiftia torreyi | 1036552 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 92 |
| Umbellula | 1757986 | Scleralcyonacea | Umbellulidae | 2 |
| Umbellula lindahli | 128531 | Scleralcyonacea | Umbellulidae | 344 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) dawsoni | 171980 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 7 |
| Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) | 171991 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 2 |
| Aphrocallistes | 132099 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 2 |
| Asbestopluma | 131893 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 979 |
| Farrea | 132107 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 7 |
| Heterochone calyx | 171636 | Sceptrulophora | Aphrocallistidae | 4 |
| Hexactinella | 132110 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 4 |
| Mycale | 131907 | Poecilosclerida | Mycalidae | 3 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 67 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 31 |
| Thenea muricata | 134106 | Tetractinellida | Theneidae | 5 |