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Shen et al. 2019 | Xiangyanghong09 R/V | DY38-III | submersible | Observation Dates: 2016-05-15 to 2017-06-04

Dataset ID: Shen_2019
Database Version: 20251001-0
Data Provider: Shen et al. 2019
Data Contact: Wang, Chunsheng (wangsio@sio.org.cn)

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council Region(s):
Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
Marine Ecoregion(s): West Caroline Islands

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 8.0579
Maximum Latitude: 9.90045
Minimum Longitude: 137.5224
Maximum Longitude: 138.3995

Overview

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

Number of records: 4
Number of coral records: 0
Number of sponge records: 4
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 4,159
Maximum depth (meters): 4,779
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2016 to 2017

Data Set Description: NOTE: This abstract is autogenerated. NA’s indicate null data within the underlying database. This biological occurence dataset was provided by Shen et al. 2019 to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Xiangyanghong09 R/V , using the platform(s): JIAOLONG DSR/V . Observation dates range from 2016-05-15 to 2017-06-04 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: West Caroline Islands . Localities explored include: Yap Trench; Yap Trench Abyssal North . Changes to the originally submitted dataset may have been made to conform to the standards of NOAA’s National Database for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges. Please reach out to: Wang, Chunsheng (wangsio@sio.org.cn) for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: NA

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Literature Citation

Shen, C.; Dohrmann, M.; Zhang, D.; Lu, B.; Wang, C. (2019). A new glass sponge genus (Hexactinellida: Euplectellidae) from abyssal depth of the Yap Trench, northwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa. 4567:367-378

Data Set Level Citation

Shen et al. 2019. Observation date range: 2016 to 2017. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Shen_2019. 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: 0

## None Missing

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 4

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

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ScientificName	AphiaID	Order	Family	Records
Rhizophyta yapensis	1333691	Lyssacinosida	Euplectellidae	4

Fish Taxa Observed

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## No fish records in this data set.