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Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, NA134, November-December, 2021

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA134
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawaii
  • Data Contact: Bingo, Sarah:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

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

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 22.10091
  • Maximum Latitude: 24.85844
  • Minimum Longitude: -173.97523
  • Maximum Longitude: -171.57449

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 24,491
  • Number of coral records: 19,173
  • Number of sponge records: 5,032
  • Records with images: 2913
  • Record type(s): video observation, still image
  • Minimum depth (meters): 966
  • Maximum depth (meters): 3,360
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2021 to 2021

Data Set Description: Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawai’i. 2021. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA134. DSCRTP Accession ID: OET_NA134. Record type: still image. Vessel(s): Nautilus E/V. Sampling vehicle: Little Hercules ROV. Survey ID: NA134. Principle investigator: Kelley, Christopher | Kosaki, Randy | Orcutt, Beth | Petruncio, Emil. Data contact: Bingo, Sarah: . Reporter: Bingo, Sarah. Repository: Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawaii Deep-sea Animal Research Center. Web site [last accessed 2023-05-15] : https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na134 | https://www.marine-geo.org/tools/files/30961 | https://www.rvdata.us/search/cruise/NA134.

Data Set Level Citation

Ocean Exploration Trust | University of Hawaii. Observation date range: 2021 to 2021. 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 | Kosaki, Randy | Orcutt, Beth | Petruncio, Emil. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA134. 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
NA134 Nautilus E/V Little Hercules ROV ROV video observation, still image

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 19,173

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
class 0 %
order 2 %
family 30 %
subfamily 0 %
genus 52 %
species 16 %
NA 0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 5,032

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 0 %
class 7 %
order 1 %
family 2 %
subfamily 3 %
genus 77 %
subgenus 4 %
species 2 %
subspecies 4 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 286

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
order 2 %
family 35 %
subfamily 5 %
genus 31 %
species 20 %
NA 7 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanella weberi 286307 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 246
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 48
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 137
Adinisis 1595366 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Alcyoniidae 125269 Malacalcyonacea Alcyoniidae 1
Alternatipathes 994317 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 53
Anthomastinae 1510270 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 30
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 345
Anthomastus tahinodus 286021 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 12
Anthoptilum 128489 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 28
Anthoptilum grandiflorum 128504 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 1
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 15
Antipathes sylospongia 1466700 Antipatharia Antipathidae 7
Balticina 146534 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 7
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1450
Calyptrophora 177833 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 178
Calyptrophora angularis 287649 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 40
Calyptrophora lyra 1317066 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 63
Calyptrophora pileata 883729 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Calyptrophora wyvillei 287658 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 127
Candidella 125318 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 17
Candidella gigantea 286505 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 749
Candidella helminthophora 286506 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 3
Caryophyllia 135085 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 16
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) atlantica 135136 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 2
Caryophylliidae 135073 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 4
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1977
Chrysogorgia geniculata 286122 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 138
Chrysogorgia tricaulis 883737 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 18
Crypthelia 117241 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 18
Desmophyllum dianthus 135159 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 1
Eknomisis 759254 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 50
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Funiculina 128490 Scleralcyonacea Funiculinidae 2
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1861
Hemicorallium abyssale 1311238 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 3
Heteropathes 723286 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 7
Iridogorgia 125295 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 159
Iridogorgia bella 286152 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 51
Iridogorgia magnispiralis 286154 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 173
Isidella 125305 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Isidella trichotoma 286310 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 304
Jasonisis 759256 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 67
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2973
Kophobelemnon 128492 Scleralcyonacea Kophobelemnidae 2
Lillipathes 267553 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 17
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 111
Metallogorgia 125296 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Metallogorgia melanotrichos 125355 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 82
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 630
Narella bowersi 286512 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 8
Narella dichotoma 286515 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 5
Narella japonensis 409589 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Narella macrocalyx 409566 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 5
Narella merga 1317080 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 13
Octocorallia 1341 NA NA 3
Paracalyptrophora 125320 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 124
Parachrysogorgia chryseis 1671461 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 23
Parachrysogorgia stellata 1671474 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 492
Parantipathes 103306 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 77
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 9
Pennatulidae 128484 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 1
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 16
Pleurocorallium 1248796 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 15
Pleurocorallium porcellanum 1311286 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2515
Protoptilum 128498 Scleralcyonacea Protoptilidae 14
Pseudoanthomastus 267770 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 69
Ptilella inflata 1379631 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 2
Radicipes 125297 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 2
Radicipes spiralis 286162 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 2
Ramuligorgia militaris 1496012 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1084
Rhodaniridogorgia 267808 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 14
Schizopathes 103307 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 30
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 27
Scleralcyonacea 1609355 Scleralcyonacea NA 180
Solanderia 206034 Anthoathecata Solanderiidae 18
Stauropathes 267854 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1026
Stauropathes staurocrada 291113 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 105
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 1
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 1
Telopathes 740050 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 12
Trissopathes 267926 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 746
Umbellapathes 267936 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 236
Umbellula 1757986 Scleralcyonacea Umbellulidae 22
Victorgorgia 267946 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 41

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Abyssocladia 184559 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 3
Advhena magnifica 1446846 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 80
Amphidiscella 171849 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 7
Amphidiscosida 160632 Amphidiscosida NA 3
Asbestopluma 131893 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 1
Aspidoscopulia 171733 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 6
Atlantisella 171852 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 58
Auloplax 132109 Sceptrulophora Auloplacidae 1
Bathydorus 132123 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 8
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 66
Bolosominae 171836 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 4
Caulophacus 132112 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 101
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) 172042 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 62
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) iocasicus 1636209 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 7
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) 172048 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 7
Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) 172066 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 25
Chonelasma 132102 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 6
Chonelasmatinae 171658 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 1
Cladorhizidae 131644 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 5
Corbitellinae 171848 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 130
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 54
Dictyaulus 171858 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 2
Dictyocalyx 171860 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Euplectellidae 131692 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 16
Euretidae 131688 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 16
Farrea 132107 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 22
Farrea occa 134391 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 23
Farrea occa erecta 171755 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 183
Farreidae 131689 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 26
Geodia 132005 Tetractinellida Geodiidae 1
Hertwigia 132115 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 17
Heterorete 171713 Hexasterophora incertae sedis NA 3
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 318
Hyalonema (Corynonema) 171415 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 119
Hyalonematidae 131684 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 1
Ijimalophus hawaiicus 1424919 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 1
Lanuginella 132125 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 13
Lefroyella 171715 Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora incertae sedis 6
Lophocalyx 171955 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 2
Lyssacinosida 171834 Lyssacinosida NA 3
Periphragella 132105 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 20
Pheronematidae 131685 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 47
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 220
Poecilosclerida 131599 Poecilosclerida NA 16
Poliopogon 171579 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 1898
Porifera 558 NA NA 19
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 11
Saccocalyx 171844 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 22
Sceptrulophora 605841 Sceptrulophora NA 9
Schulzeviella 171588 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 1
Semperella 171590 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 45
Stelodoryx 169507 Poecilosclerida Myxillidae 253
Tretodictyidae 131690 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 4
Tretopleura 171623 Sceptrulophora Uncinateridae 294
Walteria 171883 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 763
Walteria flemmingii 171884 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 2

Fish Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanthonus armatus 158998 Ophidiiformes Acanthonidae 1
Actinopterygii 10194 NA NA 19
Aldrovandia 125837 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 3
Aldrovandia affinis 126637 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 1
Alepocephalidae 125507 Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae 1
Anguilliformes 10295 Anguilliformes NA 6
Bassogigas 159061 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 3
Bassozetus 125856 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 7
Bathypterois atricolor 221394 Aulopiformes Ipnopidae 2
Cataetyx hawaiiensis 272762 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 1
Centroscyllium 105772 Squaliformes Etmopteridae 7
Centroscyllium nigrum 271623 Squaliformes Etmopteridae 3
Chaunacops coloratus 280133 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 11
Congridae 125427 Anguilliformes Congridae 2
Coryphaenoides 125748 Gadiformes Macrouridae 4
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus 272335 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Cyclothone 126187 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 1
Etmopteridae 267045 Squaliformes Etmopteridae 3
Gonostomatidae 125601 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 1
Halosauridae 125500 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 31
Halosaurus 125839 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 4
Howellidae 267023 Acropomatiformes Howellidae 3
Hydrolagus 105734 Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae 1
Ilyophinae 151826 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 2
Ilyophis 125654 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 8
Kumba 156705 Gadiformes Macrouridae 22
Kuronezumia 205768 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Liopropoma 159229 Perciformes Epinephelidae 1
Liparidae 234519 Perciformes Liparidae 2
Macrouridae 125471 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Macrourinae 154232 Gadiformes Macrouridae 13
Monomitopus 125862 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Nettastomatidae 125433 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 3
Nezumia 125754 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Ogcocephalidae 125495 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 1
Omosudis lowii 272087 Aulopiformes Omosudidae 1
Ophidiidae 125505 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 27
Sladenia 270919 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 1
Spectrunculus 125865 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 4
Spectrunculus grandis 126678 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 10
Synaphobranchidae 125436 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 24
Synaphobranchus 125656 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 20
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis 221388 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 24
Venefica 125643 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 1

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