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Museu de Oceanografia Petronio Alves Coelho
- Dataset ID: MOUFPE
- Database Version: 20240325-0
- Data Provider: Cordeiro et al. (2015)
- Data Contact: ralfts@gmail.com
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: South Atlantic
- Fishery Management Council Region(s):
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): East Brazil Shelf
- Marine Ecoregion(s): Northeastern Brazil
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: -4.76556
- Maximum Latitude: -4.56917
- Minimum Longitude: -36.69333
- Maximum Longitude: -36.13389
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 9
- Number of coral records: 9
- Number of sponge records: 0
- Records with images: 0
- Record type(s): specimen
- Minimum depth (meters): 392
- Maximum depth (meters): 1,129
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2011 to 2011
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data set contains records of deep-sea corals from the Museu de Oceanografia Petronio Alves Coelho, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil (MOUFPE-CNI). Selected records were derived from the literature. Changes to the original dataset may have been made to conform to the National Database Schema and for quality control purposes.
Collection methodogy details:
Specimens were collected using a variety of methods and gears.
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Data Set Level Citation
Cordeiro et al. (2015). Observation date range: 2011 to 2011. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: MOUFPE. Database version: 20240325-0.
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Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.
Corals
Number of coral records: 9
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 |
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Chrysogorgia fewkesii | 286118 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 3 |
Chrysogorgia multiflora | 286130 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
Chrysogorgia tuberculata | 865912 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 5 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
## No sponge records in this data set.