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Hexacorallians of the world
Citation
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/43
Contact:
Fautin, Daphne
Availability: This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
Catalogue of Hexacorallians species, bibliography of literature in which they were described, inventory of type specimens, distribution maps, and images. more
A compilation of publications concerning taxonomy, nomenclature, and geographic distribution of extant hexacorallians - members of cnidarian orders Actiniaria (sea anemones in the strict sense), Antipatharia (black corals), Ceriantharia (tube anemones), Corallimorpharia (sea anemones in the loose sense), Ptychodactiaria (sea anemones in the loose sense), Scleractinia (hard or stony corals), and Zoanthidea (sea anemones in the loose sense)
A compilation of publications concerning taxonomy, nomenclature, and geographic distribution of extant hexacorallians - members of cnidarian orders Actiniaria (sea anemones in the strict sense), Antipatharia (black corals), Ceriantharia (tube anemones), Corallimorpharia (sea anemones in the loose sense), Ptychodactiaria (sea anemones in the loose sense), Scleractinia (hard or stony corals), and Zoanthidea (sea anemones in the loose sense)
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Benthos, Zoobenthos, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, World Waters, Hexacorallia
Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -44,83; MinLat: 26,09 - MaxLong: 67,62; MaxLat: 81,8 [WGS84]
Coordinates: MinLong: -44,83; MinLat: 26,09 - MaxLong: 67,62; MaxLat: 81,8 [WGS84]
World Waters [Marine Regions]
Taxonomic coverage
Hexacorallia [WoRMS]
Contributors
University of Kansas; Division of Invertebrate Zoology; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, KU Natural History Museum, data manager, data provider
Related datasets
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Literature research
Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10
Information last updated: 2017-04-13