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NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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Schmidt Ocean Institute, Falkor, December 2012

  • Dataset ID: SOI_FK006C
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Schmidt Ocean Institute
  • Data Contact: Etnoyer, Peter:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Atlantic
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Floridian

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 25.63312
  • Maximum Latitude: 26.20377
  • Minimum Longitude: -84.73252
  • Maximum Longitude: -84.57165

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 173
  • Number of coral records: 173
  • Number of sponge records: 0
  • Records with images: 167
  • Record type(s): video observation, still image
  • Minimum depth (meters): 532
  • Maximum depth (meters): 644
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2012 to 2012

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent selected observations of deep-sea corals collected by ROV during a November 2012 research cruise aboard the R/V Falkor in the Gulf of Mexico. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.

Data Set Level Citation

Schmidt Ocean Institute. Observation date range: 2012 to 2012. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Zykov, Victor. DSCRTP Dataset ID: SOI_FK006C. 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
FK006C Falkor R/V Global Explorer MK3 DSR/V ROV video observation, still image

Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 173

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
family 20 %
genus 56 %
species 24 %

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
Antipathidae 103301 Antipatharia Antipathidae 3
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 9
Bathypathes pseudoalternata 1578714 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Desmophyllum pertusum 1245747 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 41
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 14
Paramuricea 125311 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 24
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 31
Plumarella 177839 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 6
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 36
Stylaster 117246 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 8

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

## 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.

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