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UM_RSMAS_VMIC | Pillsburry R/V | trawl | 1969

Dataset ID: UM_RSMAS_VMIC
Database Version: 20251001-0
Data Provider: Horowitz et al. 2024, University of Miami, Voss Marine Invertebrate Collections
Data Contact: NA, Maria M. Criales, curator (mcriales@rsmas.miami.edu)

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): Gulf (formerly Gulf of Mexico)
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea
Marine Ecoregion(s): Northern Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Caribbean

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 12.3833
Maximum Latitude: 28.1167
Minimum Longitude: -95.05
Maximum Longitude: -61.36

Overview

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

Number of records: 3
Number of coral records: 3
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): specimen
Minimum depth (meters): 55
Maximum depth (meters): 178
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 1957 to 1969

Data Set Description: This biological occurence dataset was provided by University of Miami, Voss Marine Invertebrate Collections to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Pillsburry R/V, using the platform(s): NA. Observation dates range from 1969-07-03 to 1969-07-03. Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Eastern Caribbean. Localities explored include: Lesser Antilles, off Carriacou. 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: Maria M. Criales, curator (mcriales@rsmas.miami.edu) or NA for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: https://marineinvertebrates.earth.miami.edu/

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://marineinvertebrates.earth.miami.edu/

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Data Set Level Citation

Horowitz et al. 2024. Observation date range: 1957 to 1969. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: UM_RSMAS_VMIC. 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: 3

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
Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla	1758658	Antipatharia	Ameripathidae	3

Sponge Taxa Observed

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## No sponge records in this data set.

Fish Taxa Observed

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## No fish records in this data set.