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Ocean Exploration Trust, Nautilus, NA138 , 2022

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA138
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: University of Hawaii, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
  • Data Contact: Bingo, Sarah |

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: 27.79049
  • Maximum Latitude: 33.05418
  • Minimum Longitude: -175.87778
  • Maximum Longitude: -170.92335

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 42,571
  • Number of coral records: 35,022
  • Number of sponge records: 6,856
  • Records with images: 3651
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 720
  • Maximum depth (meters): 3,533
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2022 to 2022

Data Set Description: Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov) by University of Hawaii Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory. Observations occurred in 2022. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA138. DSCRTP Accession ID: OET_NA138_2022_2022_123176. Record type: video observation. Vessel(s): Nautilus E/V. Sampling vehicle: Hercules ROV. Survey ID: NA138. Principle investigator: Orcutt, Beth | Finlayson, Val. Data contact: Bingo, Sarah | . Reporter: Bingo, Sarah. Repository: University of Hawaii Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory | University of Hawaii Deep-sea Animal Research Center. Web site [last accessed on 2024-04-01]: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na138.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na138

Data Set Level Citation

University of Hawaii, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory. Observation date range: 2022 to 2022. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Orcutt, Beth | Finlayson, Val. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA138. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA138 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: 35,022

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
order 4 %
family 26 %
subfamily 3 %
genus 54 %
subgenus 0 %
species 13 %
NA 0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 6,856

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 1 %
class 12 %
order 0 %
family 4 %
subfamily 6 %
genus 73 %
subgenus 1 %
species 4 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 693

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
order 4 %
family 17 %
subfamily 18 %
genus 34 %
species 12 %
NA 15 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanella 125303 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Acanella weberi 286307 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 488
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 1143
Alternatipathes 994317 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 6
Anthomastinae 1510270 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1197
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 852
Anthomastus tahinodus 286021 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 446
Anthoptilum 128489 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 34
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 205
Antipathes sylospongia 1466700 Antipatharia Antipathidae 161
Balticina 146534 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 123
Bathygorgia 883738 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1025
Bathypathes conferta 589657 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 4
Bathypathes patula 103323 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 7
Bathypathes seculata 283948 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Bellonella 267263 Malacalcyonacea Alcyoniidae 29
Callogorgia 125317 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 105
Calyptrophora 177833 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 205
Calyptrophora angularis 287649 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 19
Calyptrophora diaphana 719492 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 106
Calyptrophora wyvillei 287658 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 18
Candidella 125318 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 12
Candidella gigantea 286505 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 212
Candidella helminthophora 286506 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 37
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) 509666 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 14
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 5212
Chrysogorgia geniculata 286122 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 394
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 2
Cladopathidae 266961 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 5
Clavularia 125286 Malacalcyonacea Clavulariidae 3
Clavulariidae 125270 Malacalcyonacea Clavulariidae 457
Coralliidae 125280 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 22
Crypthelia 117241 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 244
Dendropathes 267376 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 6
Eknomisis 759254 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 12
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Enallopsammia rostrata 135190 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1049
Funiculina 128490 Scleralcyonacea Funiculinidae 47
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 3465
Heteropathes 723286 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 3
Hydrodendron gorgonoide 117612 Leptothecata Phylactothecidae 2
Iridogorgia 125295 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 283
Iridogorgia bella 286152 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 108
Iridogorgia magnispiralis 286154 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 217
Jasonisis 759256 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 61
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 5123
Kophobelemnon 128492 Scleralcyonacea Kophobelemnidae 4
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 6
Lillipathes 267553 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 4
Macroprimnoa ornata 1317075 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 3
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 19
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 256
Metallogorgia melanotrichos 125355 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 396
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1105
Narella calamus 1317084 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 4
Narella dichotoma 286515 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Nidaliidae 196169 Malacalcyonacea Nidaliidae 3
Paracalyptrophora 125320 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 173
Paracalyptrophora hawaiiensis 1288564 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 12
Parachrysogorgia chryseis 1671461 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 11
Parachrysogorgia stellata 1671474 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 60
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 2812
Paragorgia arborea 125418 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 2
Parantipathes 103306 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 20
Parastenella 267700 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 44
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 17
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 26
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 5
Polymyces 267758 Scleractinia Flabellidae 8
Polymyces wellsi 290839 Scleractinia Flabellidae 245
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2221
Protoptilum 128498 Scleralcyonacea Protoptilidae 5
Ptilella inflata 1379631 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 51
Radicipes 125297 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 13
Ramuligorgia militaris 1496012 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 59
Rhodaniridogorgia 267808 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 289
Rhodaniridogorgia superba 290986 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 2
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 799
Solanderia 206034 Anthoathecata Solanderiidae 229
Solenosmilia 135101 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 32
Solenosmilia variabilis 135168 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 3
Stauropathes 267854 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 906
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 6
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 944
Telopathes 740050 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 25
Thouarella 125323 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Thouarella (Euthouarella) tydemani 286572 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 116
Trissopathes 267926 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 30
Umbellapathes 267936 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 20
Umbellapathes helioanthes 291268 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 2
Umbellula 1757986 Scleralcyonacea Umbellulidae 45
Victorgorgia 267946 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 11
Victorgorgia alba 1045634 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 805
Victorgorgiidae 1045592 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanthascus 171966 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 8
Advhena magnifica 1446846 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 9
Amphidiscella 171849 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 83
Aspidoscopulia 171733 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 13
Atlantisella 171852 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 10
Bathydorus 132123 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 328
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 187
Bolosominae 171836 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 8
Caulophacus 132112 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 94
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) 172042 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 25
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) iocasicus 1636209 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 6
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) 172048 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 4
Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) 172066 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 12
Chonelasma 132102 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 234
Chonelasmatinae 171658 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 25
Cladorhizidae 131644 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 3
Corbitellinae 171848 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 370
Crateromorpha (Caledochone) 240426 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 1
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 183
Euplectella 132114 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 3
Euplectellidae 131692 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 17
Eurete 132104 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 1
Euretidae 131688 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 143
Farrea 132107 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 883
Farrea occa 134391 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 1
Farreidae 131689 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 66
Geodia 132005 Tetractinellida Geodiidae 161
Hertwigia 132115 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 50
Heterorete 171713 Hexasterophora incertae sedis NA 111
Hexactinella 132110 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 1
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 656
Hyalonema (Corynonema) 171415 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 38
Hyalostylus 171842 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 9
Lanuginella 132125 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 5
Lefroyella 171715 Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora incertae sedis 631
Lophocalyx 171955 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 20
Periphragella 132105 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 4
Pheronematidae 131685 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 2
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 308
Poecilosclerida 131599 Poecilosclerida NA 3
Poliopogon 171579 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 74
Porifera 558 NA NA 40
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 61
Rossellidae 131694 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 35
Saccocalyx 171844 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 102
Sceptrulophora 605841 Sceptrulophora NA 1
Sclerothamnopsis 171809 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 1
Sclerothamnus 171812 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 436
Semperella 171590 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 2
Stylocordyla 132063 Suberitida Stylocordylidae 1
Tretopleura 171623 Sceptrulophora Uncinateridae 165
Walteria 171883 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 987
Walteria flemmingii 171884 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 235

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 105
Aldrovandia 125837 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 19
Alepocephalidae 125507 Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae 2
Anguilliformes 10295 Anguilliformes NA 21
Antimora microlepis 272460 Gadiformes Moridae 8
Apristurus 105727 Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae 2
Bassogigas 159061 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Bassozetus 125856 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 4
Bathypterois atricolor 221394 Aulopiformes Ipnopidae 10
Cataetyx hawaiiensis 272762 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 1
Cetonurus 125747 Gadiformes Macrouridae 33
Cetonurus crassiceps 272312 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Chaunacops coloratus 280133 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 10
Chrionema chryseres 280176 Perciformes Bembropidae 1
Coelorinchus 268809 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Coelorinchus aratrum 280249 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Coelorinchus doryssus 280276 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Congridae 125427 Anguilliformes Congridae 3
Coryphaenoides 125748 Gadiformes Macrouridae 20
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus 272335 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Coryphaenoides rudis 272350 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Cyclothone 126187 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 3
Diplacanthopoma 158993 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 13
Eretmichthys pinnatus 280696 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 2
Etmopteridae 267045 Squaliformes Etmopteridae 5
Gadiformes 10313 Gadiformes NA 4
Gadomus 125750 Gadiformes Macrouridae 6
Gonostomatidae 125601 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 12
Halosauridae 125500 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 32
Halosaurus 125839 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 8
Hydrolagus 105734 Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae 5
Ilyophinae 151826 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 3
Ilyophis 125654 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 8
Ipnopidae 125444 Aulopiformes Ipnopidae 1
Kumba 156705 Gadiformes Macrouridae 16
Lepidion 125768 Gadiformes Moridae 3
Leucicorus lusciosus 281340 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Liparidae 234519 Perciformes Liparidae 3
Luciobrotula bartschi 217806 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Macrouridae 125471 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Macrourinae 154232 Gadiformes Macrouridae 121
Malacocephalus boretzi 272390 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Moridae 125474 Gadiformes Moridae 3
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus 126634 Myctophiformes Neoscopelidae 32
Nettastoma parviceps 217557 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 2
Nettastomatidae 125433 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 1
Nezumia 125754 Gadiformes Macrouridae 76
Ophidiidae 125505 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 34
Ophidiiformes 10314 Ophidiiformes NA 1
Parazenidae 154245 Zeiformes Parazenidae 1
Perciformes 11014 Perciformes NA 1
Porogadus 158774 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Ruvettus pretiosus 126867 Scombriformes Gempylidae 1
Solocisquama erythrina 282828 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 1
Spectrunculus 125865 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 10
Stethopristes eos 282885 Zeiformes Parazenidae 1
Synaphobranchidae 125436 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 18
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis 221388 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 1
Ventrifossa 158746 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Ventrifossa atherodon 275590 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Ventrifossa ctenomelas 275591 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1

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