NOAA’s National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges: Data Set Dashboard (Literature)

NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

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Satuya et al., 2010

  • Dataset ID: Sautya_etal_2010
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: Sautya et al. (2010)
  • Data Contact: Sautya, Sabyasachi:

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: Indian
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s):
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Bay of Bengal
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 7.93393
  • Maximum Latitude: 7.93393
  • Minimum Longitude: 94.05043
  • Maximum Longitude: 94.05043

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 1
  • Number of coral records: 0
  • Number of sponge records: 1
  • Records with images: 0
  • Record type(s): specimen
  • Minimum depth (meters): 705
  • Maximum depth (meters): 705
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2007 to 2007

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data were acquired for the National Database from the literature: Satuya et al., 2010. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. This is a single record of the holotype of the glass sponge, Hyalascus andamanensis. Additional information can be found at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2823/

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2823/

Literature Citation

Sautya, S., Tabachnick, K.R., Ingole, B. 2010. First record of Hyalascus (Hexactinellida: Rossellidae) from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species from a volcanic seamount in the Andaman Sea. Zootaxa 2667:64-68

Data Set Level Citation

Sautya et al. (2010). Observation date range: 2007 to 2007. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Sautya_etal_2010. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Taxonomic Summary

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

Corals

Number of coral records: 0

## None Missing

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
species 100 %

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.

## No coral records in this data set.

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Hyalascus andamanensis 605835 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 1

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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