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SeamountsOnline (Seamount Biota)
- Dataset ID: Seamounts
- Database Version: 20251001-0
- Data Provider: SeamountsOnline (Seamount Biota)
- Data Contact: Stocks, Karen: kstocks@sdsc.edu
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific, North Pacific
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Insular Pacific-Hawaiian, Gulf of Alaska
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Hawaii, Gulf of Alaska
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 13.4567
- Maximum Latitude: 54.54
- Minimum Longitude: -179.889
- Maximum Longitude: -130.78
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 42
- Number of coral records: 42
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): catch record, literature, specimen, still image
- Minimum depth (meters): 102
- Maximum depth (meters): 2,075
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 1957 to 1987
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data were acquired from SeamountsOnline (Seamount Biota) through the Ocean Biogeograpid Information System (OBIS). Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. The data represent records of deep-sea corals collected on seamounts with a variety of gear types. Further information can be found at: http://www.iobis.org/explore/#/dataset/10
Collection methodogy details:
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Link: http://www.iobis.org/explore/#/dataset/10
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Data Set Level Citation
SeamountsOnline (Seamount Biota). Observation date range: 1957 to 1987. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Seamounts. 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: 42
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| class | 5 % |
| order | 5 % |
| family | 5 % |
| genus | 43 % |
| species | 40 % |
| NA | 2 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Alcyonium pasternaki | 1508959 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 2 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 2 |
| Antipathidae | 103301 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 1 |
| Callogorgia gilberti | 286488 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Calyptrophora | 177833 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Calyptrophora japonica | 287653 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Cirrhipathes spiralis | 287837 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 1 |
| Hemicorallium boshuense | 1311245 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Hemicorallium regale | 1311260 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 3 |
| Imbricacis | 1665630 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Keratoisis | 125306 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 3 |
| Lepidisis | 125307 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 3 |
| Metallogorgia | 125296 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Narella | 125319 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 3 |
| Narella dichotoma | 286515 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Octocorallia | 1341 | NA | NA | 2 |
| Paragorgia regalis | 286605 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 2 |
| Paramuricea hawaiiensis | 286374 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 1 |
| Parantipathes | 103306 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Pennatulidae | 128484 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 1 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1 |
| Pleurocorallium porcellanum | 1311286 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Pleurocorallium secundum | 1311288 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |
| Pseudothesea | 291538 | Octocorallia incertae sedis | NA | 1 |
| Stylaster verrillii | 285915 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 1 |
| Stylatula elongata | 286695 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 1 |
| Sympodium | 204328 | Malacalcyonacea | Xeniidae | 2 |
| Virgularia | 128503 | Scleralcyonacea | Virgulariidae | 1 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.