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National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan
- Dataset ID: NMNS_Taiwan
- Database Version: 20210803-0
- Data Provider: National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan
- Data Contact: Jeng, Ming Shiou: jengms@gate.sinica.edu.tw
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Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s):
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s): South China Sea
- Marine Ecoregion(s): South Kuroshio
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 22.276
- Maximum Latitude: 22.276
- Minimum Longitude: 120.1018
- Maximum Longitude: 120.1018
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): 888
- Maximum depth (meters): 888
- Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
- Time frame: 2001 to 2001
Data Set Description: This is a subset of the Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s National Database. The data set contains museum records of deepwater corals in the collection of the National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan. 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. Further information can be found at: http://www.nmns.edu.tw/nmns_eng/06research/zoology.htm
Collection methodogy details:
Specimens were collected using a variety of methods and gears.
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Data Set Level Citation
National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan. Observation date range: 2001 to 2001. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: NMNS_Taiwan. Database version: 20210803-0.
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Taxonomic Summary
Percent of coral and sponge 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.Coral Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemicorallium taiwanicum | 1311267 | Alcyonacea | Coralliidae | 1 |