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Thomson_and_Henderson_1906 | Investigator R/V | dredge | 1901

Dataset ID: Thomson_and_Henderson_1906
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: Williams & Alderslade (2011)
Data Contact: NA

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Geographic Range

Ocean: Indian
Fishery Management Council Region(s):
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Bay of Bengal
Marine Ecoregion(s): South India and Sri Lanka

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 7.9166
Maximum Latitude: 7.9166
Minimum Longitude: 81.7833
Maximum Longitude: 81.7833

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: 1
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 925
Maximum depth (meters): 925
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 1901 to 1901

Data Set Description: This biological occurence dataset was provided by Williams & Alderslade (2011) to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Investigator R/V, using the platform(s): NA. Observation dates range from 1901-04-05 to 1901-04-05. Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: South India and Sri Lanka. Localities explored include: NA. 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: NA or NA for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: NA

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Literature Citation

Thomson JA, Henderson WD (1906) An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine survey ship ‘Investigator’ in the Indian Ocean. I. The alcyonarians of the deep sea. Trustees of the Indian Museum, University of Aberdeen. 1-128, plates 1-7

Data Set Level Citation

Williams & Alderslade (2011). Observation date range: 1901 to 1901. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Thomson_and_Henderson_1906. 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: 1

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
species	100 %

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
Lithoptilum decipiens	1769882	Scleralcyonacea	Anthoptilidae	1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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## 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.