Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Asteroidea database

By

Moreau, Camille
Mah, Christopher
Aguera, Antonio
Améziane-Cominardi, Nadia
Barnes, David K. A. (David Keith Alan)
Crokaert, Guillaume
Eleaume, Marc
Griffiths, Huw
GUILLAUMOT, Charlène
Hemery, Lenaig
Jażdżewska, Anna
Jossart, Quentin
Laptikhovsky, Vladimir V
Linse, Katrin
Neill, Kate
Sands, Chester
Saucède, Thomas
Schiaparelli, Stefano
Siciński, Jacek
Vasset, Noémie
Danis, Bruno

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

747

Pages

141-156

Subjects

Antarctic , Asteroidea , presence-only data , Southern Ocean , Sub-Antarctic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.22751

 

Abstract

The present dataset is a compilation of georeferenced occurrences of asteroids (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Southern Ocean. Occurrence data south of 45°S latitude were mined from various sources together with information regarding the taxonomy, the sampling source and sampling sites when available. Records from 1872 to 2016 were thoroughly checked to ensure the quality of a dataset that reaches a total of 13,840 occurrences from 4,580 unique sampling events. Information regarding the reproductive strategy (brooders vs. broadcasters) of 63 species is also made available. This dataset represents the most exhaustive occurrence database on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic asteroids.