United States Geological Survey Cold-Water Coral Geographic Database

Dataset ID: USGS_CoWCoG
Database Version: 20210803-0
Data Provider: United States Geological Survey
Data Contact: Scanlon, Kathryn M.:kscanlon@usgs.gov

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Geographic Range

Ocean: North Atlantic
Fishery Management Council Region(s): New England, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic
Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea
Marine Ecoregion(s): Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy, Carolinian, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Virginian, Floridian, Bahamian, Greater Antilles, Southern Gulf of Mexico

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

Minimum Latitude: 23.01667
Maximum Latitude: 41.56689
Minimum Longitude: -92.48567
Maximum Longitude: -65.86634

Overview

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

Number of records: 744
Number of coral records: 744
Number of sponge records: 0
Records with images: 0
Record type(s): literature, specimen, still image
Minimum depth (meters): 48
Maximum depth (meters): 2,500
Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 1
Time frame: 1868 to 2005

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 deepwater corals. primarily scleractinians from the Northwest Atlantic, from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Cold-Water Coral Geographic Database (CoWCoG). The original database formed the start of the National Database. The records were gathered primarily from 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: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1351/

Collection methodogy details:

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Link: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1351/

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Data Set Level Citation

United States Geological Survey. Observation date range: 1868 to 2005. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). DSCRTP Dataset ID: USGS_CoWCoG. 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: 744

Taxon rank	Percent of all coral records
genus	9 %
species	91 %

##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
Acanella arbuscula	125371	Alcyonacea	Isididae	23
Acanthogorgia armata	125348	Alcyonacea	Acanthogorgiidae	84
Anthomastus agassizii	158261	Alcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	35
Anthomastus grandiflorus	125335	Alcyonacea	Alcyoniidae	23
Anthothela grandiflora	125414	Alcyonacea	Anthothelidae	18
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) floridana	286923	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	1
Bathypsammia	267260	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	1
Bathypsammia fallosocialis	289502	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	1
Bathypsammia tintinnabulum	289503	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	5
Caryophyllia	135085	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia	135135	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	7
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) antillarum	286727	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	1
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) berteriana	286731	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	6
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) polygona	286759	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	1
Cladopsammia	135109	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	19
Coenosmilia arbuscula	135150	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Concentrotheca laevigata	135151	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Crispatotrochus	267348	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	3
Dasmosmilia	135091	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Dasmosmilia lymani	135152	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Dasmosmilia variegata	135153	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	1
Deltocyathoides stimpsonii	135215	Scleractinia	Turbinoliidae	4
Deltocyathus	135092	Scleractinia	Deltocyathidae	8
Deltocyathus calcar	286791	Scleractinia	Deltocyathidae	1
Deltocyathus italicus	135156	Scleractinia	Deltocyathidae	4
Dendrophyllia alternata	135184	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	3
Desmophyllum dianthus	135159	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	32
Distichoptilum gracile	128524	Pennatulacea	Protoptilidae	2
Drifa glomerata	146941	Alcyonacea	Nephtheidae	2
Duva florida	146943	Alcyonacea	Nephtheidae	31
Enallopsammia profunda	157965	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	12
Enallopsammia rostrata	135190	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	1
Flabellum	135114	Scleractinia	Flabellidae	18
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) alabastrum	135194	Scleractinia	Flabellidae	24
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) moseleyi	287019	Scleractinia	Flabellidae	10
Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) crispus	135203	Scleractinia	Fungiacyathidae	1
Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) marenzelleri	135205	Scleractinia	Fungiacyathidae	32
Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) symmetricus	287088	Scleractinia	Fungiacyathidae	2
Gardineria minor	287444	Scleractinia	Gardineriidae	2
Gardineria paradoxa	287445	Scleractinia	Gardineriidae	2
Gersemia fruticosa	156101	Alcyonacea	Nephtheidae	3
Guynia annulata	135206	Scleractinia	Guyniidae	1
Javania cailleti	135198	Scleractinia	Flabellidae	4
Leiopathes cf. glaberrima	103326	Antipatharia	Leiopathidae	1
Leiopathes glaberrima	103326	Antipatharia	Leiopathidae	1
Lophelia pertusa	135161	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	53
Madracis myriaster	287111	Scleractinia	Pocilloporidae	2
Madrepora carolina	287092	Scleractinia	Oculinidae	1
Madrepora oculata	135209	Scleractinia	Oculinidae	11
Oculina varicosa	287102	Scleractinia	Oculinidae	6
Oxysmilia rotundifolia	290565	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	1
Paracyathus pulchellus	135163	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	19
Paragorgia arborea	125418	Alcyonacea	Paragorgiidae	35
Paramuricea grandis	158289	Alcyonacea	Plexauridae	83
Polymyces fragilis	290837	Scleractinia	Flabellidae	13
Pourtalocyathus hispidus	290848	Scleractinia	Schizocyathidae	3
Premocyathus cornuformis	135167	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	1
Primnoa resedaeformis	125411	Alcyonacea	Primnoidae	10
Schizocyathus fissilis	135207	Scleractinia	Schizocyathidae	4
Solenosmilia variabilis	135168	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Stenocyathus vermiformis	135208	Scleractinia	Guyniidae, Stenocyathidae	3
Stephanocyathus	135102	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	8
Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) coronatus	286851	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	11
Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) diadema	286852	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	20
Tethocyathus recurvatus	286865	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	2
Thalamophyllia	135104	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	1
Thalamophyllia riisei	286868	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	4
Thecopsammia socialis	291210	Scleractinia	Dendrophylliidae	5
Trachythela rudis	177678	Alcyonacea	Clavulariidae	3
Trochocyathus	135105	Scleractinia	Caryophylliidae	3

Sponge Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.

## No sponge records in this data set.

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