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Filander & Kitahara 2021 (SAM)

Dataset ID: SAM
Database Version: 20251001-0
Data Provider: Filander & Kitahara 2021
Data Contact: NA

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: Indian
Fishery Management Council Region(s):
Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
Marine Ecoregion(s): Natal

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: -29.86667
Maximum Latitude: -29.86667
Minimum Longitude: 31.05
Maximum Longitude: 31.05

Overview

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

Number of records: 2
Number of coral records: 2
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 99
Maximum depth (meters): 99
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 1900 to 1900

Data Set Description: Filander & Kitahara 2021. Observations from 1900. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: SAM. DSCRTP Accession ID: 20240219_New_Records_THourigan_126744. Record type: specimen. Vessel(s): Pieter Faure R/V. Sampling vehicle: NA. Survey ID: PIETER FAURE SURVEY. Principle investigator: NA. Data contact: NA. Reporter: Hourigan, T.F.. Repository: Iziko Museums of South Africa. Web site [last accessed on YYYY-MM-DD]: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1066.69697.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1066.69697

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Literature Citation

Filander ZN, Kitahara MV, Cairns SD, Sink KJ, Lombard AT (2021) Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa. ZooKeys 1066:1-198

Data Set Level Citation

Filander & Kitahara 2021. Observation date range: 1900 to 1900. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: SAM. 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: 2

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
species	100 %

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
Heterocyathus monileseptatum	1547964	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2

Sponge Taxa Observed

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## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

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## No fish records in this data set.