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Pirtle J., 2002

Dataset ID: Pirtle_J_2002
Database Version: 20251001-0
Data Provider: Washington State University
Data Contact: Tissot, Brian: tissot@humboldt.edu

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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: 37.98
Maximum Latitude: 38.08
Minimum Longitude: -123.52
Maximum Longitude: -123.39

Overview

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

Number of records: 51
Number of coral records: 51
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): video observation
Minimum depth (meters): 55
Maximum depth (meters): 246
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2002 to 2002

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent observations of corals on Cordell Bank, off California analyzed as part of a Washington State University Master’s Thesis (Pirtle J., 2002) and were provided by Dr. Brian Tissot (tissot@humboldt.edu). Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. The observations were made during 27 quantitative dives conducted in 2002 with the submersible Delta between 55 – 250 m depth. Further information can be found at https://nmscordellbank.blob.core.windows.net/cordellbank-prod/media/archive/science/pirtle_invertfishhab_ms_thesis.pdf

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://nmscordellbank.blob.core.windows.net/cordellbank-prod/media/archive/science/pirtle_invertfishhab_ms_thesis.pdf

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Literature Citation

Pirtle, J.L. 2005. Habitat-based assessment of structure-forming megafaunal invertebrates and fishes on Cordell Bank, California. M.S., thesis. Washington State Univ., Vancouver, WA.

Data Set Level Citation

Washington State University. Observation date range: 2002 to 2002. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Pirtle_J_2002. Database version: 20251001-0.

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Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 51

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
order	25 %
genus	14 %
species	39 %
NA	22 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 0

## No sponge records in this data set.

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
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans	286920	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	20
Malacalcyonacea	1609357	Malacalcyonacea	NA	12
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	11
Ptilosarcus	267795	Scleralcyonacea	Pennatulidae	7
Scleractinia	1363	Scleractinia	NA	1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.