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De Matos et al., 2014

Dataset ID: de_Matos_etal_2014
Database Version: 20251001-0
Data Provider: De Matos et al. (2014)
Data Contact: De Matos, Valentina: valentinamatos@uac.pt

Locator Map

Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s):
Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
Marine Ecoregion(s):

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 34.7822
Maximum Latitude: 34.7822
Minimum Longitude: -32.5484
Maximum Longitude: -32.5484

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): 2,436
Maximum depth (meters): 2,436
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
Time frame: 2007 to 2007

Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data represent selected observations of deep-sea corals and sponges samples collected by dredge and noted in De Matos et al. (2014). Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3827.2.10

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Literature Citation

de Matos V, Braga-Henriques A, Santos RS, Ribeiro PA (2014) New species of Heteropathes (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) expands genus distribution to the NE Atlantic. Zootaxa 3827:293-300

Data Set Level Citation

De Matos et al. (2014). Observation date range: 2007 to 2007. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: de_Matos_etal_2014. 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: 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
Heteropathes opreski	883025	Antipatharia	Cladopathidae	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.