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Thoma J., 2013

Dataset ID: Thoma_J_2013
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: Thoma (2013)
Data Contact: Thoma, Jana: jana.thoma@louisiana.edu

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Geographic Range

Ocean: North Pacific, North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): North Pacific, New England, South Atlantic, Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Aleutian Islands, Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Caribbean Sea, East Bering Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Alaska
Marine Ecoregion(s): Aleutian Islands, Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy, Bermuda, Bahamian, Carolinian, Northern Gulf of Mexico, North American Pacific Fijordland

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 23.6316
Maximum Latitude: 57.6175
Minimum Longitude: -179.88833
Maximum Longitude: 179.87778

Overview

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

Number of records: 153
Number of coral records: 153
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 40
Maximum depth (meters): 2,155
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 2
Time frame: 2001 to 2010

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data were acquired from the Dissertation: Thoma J., 2013. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes. Data represent specimens of holaxonian gorgonians from the western Atlantic and Alaska. Further information can be found at https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/1669973644.html?FMT=ABS

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/doc/1669973644.html?FMT=ABS

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Literature Citation

Thoma JN (2013) Molecular and Morphological Diversity of Sea Fans with Emphasis on Deep-sea Octocorals of the Order Alcyonacea Lamouroux, 1812. Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 170 pp

Data Set Level Citation

Thoma (2013). Observation date range: 2001 to 2010. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Thoma_J_2013. 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: 153

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
genus	17 %
species	83 %

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	3
Acanthogorgia spissa	286087	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	5
Alaskagorgia	267210	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	1
Alaskagorgia aleutiana	289377	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	10
Calcigorgia	378315	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	1
Calcigorgia beringi	520678	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	18
Calcigorgia japonica	517641	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	1
Calcigorgia spiculifera	378316	Malacalcyonacea	Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis	10
Callistephanus pacificus	1567760	Malacalcyonacea	Gorgoniidae	8
Callistephanus simplex	1608733	Malacalcyonacea	Gorgoniidae	5
Muriceides	125310	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	7
Muriceides nigra	286365	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	8
Muricella	267602	Malacalcyonacea	Anthogorgiidae	2
Paramuricea	125311	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	12
Paramuricea biscaya	125385	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	43
Paramuricea grandis	158289	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	4
Paramuricea multispina	286382	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	3
Paramuricea placomus	125390	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	7
Placogorgia coronata	125392	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	2
Placogorgia tenuis	286413	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	1
Placogorgia terceira	125396	Malacalcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	2

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.