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Satuya et al., 2011

Dataset ID: Sautya_etal_2011
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: Sautya et al. (2011)
Data Contact: Sautya, Sabyasachi: sabya_aqua@rediffmail.com

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: 7.933
Maximum Latitude: 10.56037
Minimum Longitude: 93.86772
Maximum Longitude: 94.15908

Overview

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

Number of records: 30
Number of coral records: 15
Number of sponge records: 15
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): video observation
Minimum depth (meters): 434
Maximum depth (meters): 2,896
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 represent records of deep-sea corals and sponges from the eastern Indian Ocean acquired for the National Database from the literature: Satuya et al., 2011. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Records collected with a drop camera. Further information can be found at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016162

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016162

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Literature Citation

Sautya S, Ingole B, Ray D, Stöhr S, Samudrala K, et al. (2011) Megafaunal Community Structure of Andaman Seamounts Including the Back-Arc Basin - A Quantitative Exploration from the Indian Ocean. PLoS ONE 6(1): e16162. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016162

Data Set Level Citation

Sautya et al. (2011). 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_2011. 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: 15

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
class	27 %
family	33 %
genus	27 %
NA	13 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 15

Taxon rank	Percent of all sponge records
class	40 %
family	7 %
genus	40 %
species	13 %

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	2
Coralliidae	125280	Scleralcyonacea	Coralliidae	3
Leiopathes	103305	Antipatharia	Leiopathidae	1
Octocorallia	1341	NA	NA	4
Pennatuloidea	1609360	Scleralcyonacea	NA	2
Viminella	125300	Scleralcyonacea	Ellisellidae	3

Sponge Taxa Observed

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ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Aphrocallistes beatrix	134380	Sceptrulophora	Aphrocallistidae	1
Demospongiae	164811	NA	NA	5
Euplectella	132114	Lyssacinosida	Euplectellidae	1
Farrea	132107	Sceptrulophora	Farreidae	1
Hexactinellida	22612	NA	NA	1
Hyalascus andamanensis	605835	Lyssacinosida	Rossellidae	1
Hyalonema	132096	Amphidiscosida	Hyalonematidae	1
Pheronema	132098	Amphidiscosida	Pheronematidae	3
Polymastiidae	131673	Polymastiida	Polymastiidae	1

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.