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Turner_et_al_2024 | Falkor R/V | FK210726 | ROV | 1952

Dataset ID: Turner_et_al_2024
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: Turner et al. (2024)
Data Contact: Turner, Thomas L. (tlturner@ucsb.edu)

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council Region(s): Pacific
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): California Current
Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern California, Southern California Bight

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 32.53197
Maximum Latitude: 36.55898
Minimum Longitude: -121.9511
Maximum Longitude: -117.188

Overview

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

Number of records: 6
Number of coral records: 0
Number of sponge records: 6
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 14
Maximum depth (meters): 885
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 2
Time frame: 1952 to 2021

Data Set Description: This biological occurence dataset was provided by Turner et al. (2024) to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), NA; Falkor R/V, using the platform(s): NA; SuBastian ROV. Observation dates range from 1952-04-03 to 2021-08-10. Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Northern California; Southern California Bight. Localities explored include: California, Fire Rock, Pescadero Point; California, San Pedro Basin, whale fall; California, San Pedro Basin, DDT barrel dump site; California, Near Anacapa Island; California, Ofshore San Diego. 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: Turner, Thomas L. (tlturner@ucsb.edu) or NA; Levin, Lisa for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5447.1.1

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5447.1.1

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Literature Citation

Turner TL, Rouse GW, Weigel BL, Janusson C, Lemay MA, Thacker RW (2024) Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California. Zootaxa. 5447(1): 1-28

Data Set Level Citation

Turner et al. (2024). Observation date range: 1952 to 2021. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: Turner_et_al_2024. 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: 0

## None Missing

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 6

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
Pseudosuberites latke	1750040	Suberitida	Suberitidae	1
Rhizaxinella gadus	170824	Suberitida	Suberitidae	3
Suberites californiana	1749940	Suberitida	Suberitidae	1
Suberites kumeyaay	1749941	Suberitida	Suberitidae	1

Fish Taxa Observed

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

## No fish records in this data set.