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Watling et al. (2022) | Observation Dates: 2006-09-01 to 2010-10-01

Dataset ID: Watling_et_al_2022
Database Version: 20260416-1
Data Provider: Watling et al. (2022)
Data Contact: Watling, Les (watling@hawaii.edu)

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Insular Pacific-Hawaiian
Marine Ecoregion(s): Hawaii

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 21.2309
Maximum Latitude: 23.9141
Minimum Longitude: -165.3856
Maximum Longitude: -156.7925

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): 354
Maximum depth (meters): 726
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2006 to 2010

Data Set Description: NOTE: This abstract is autogenerated. NA’s indicate null data within the underlying database. This biological occurence dataset was provided by Watling et al. (2022) to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Ka’imikai-o-Kanaloa R/V; NA , using the platform(s): Pisces 5 DSR/V; NA . Observation dates range from 2006-09-01 to 2010-10-01 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Hawaii . Localities explored include: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | East French Frigate Shoals; Main Hawaiian Islands | South of Oahu; Main Hawaiian Islands | North of Molokai . 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: Watling, Les (watling@hawaii.edu) for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5093.3.4

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5093.3.4

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Literature Citation

Watling L, Saucier EH, France SC (2022) Towards a revision of the bamboo corals (Octocorallia): Part 4, delineating the family Keratoisididae. Zootaxa 5093:337-375

Data Set Level Citation

Watling et al. (2022). Observation date range: 2006 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: Watling_et_al_2022. 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: 3

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
genus	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
Lepidisis	125307	Scleralcyonacea	Keratoisididae	3

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.