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On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes

Latest version published by Hellenic Center for Marine Research on Jan 31, 2023 Hellenic Center for Marine Research

This is a historical dataset by Edward Forbes regarding species of the family Ophiuridae from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea within the years 1841 and 1843. Species occurrence data is provided while temporal and spatial data is not provided for every record.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 11 records. 2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

  • Event (core)
    11
  • ExtendedMeasurementOrFact 
    15
  • Occurrence 
    11

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Downloads

Download the latest version of this resource data as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) or the resource metadata as EML or RTF:

Data as a DwC-A file download 11 records in English (6 KB) - Update frequency: unknown
Metadata as an EML file download in English (9 KB)
Metadata as an RTF file download in English (8 KB)

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Zachariou P, Sarafidou G, Gerovasileiou V (2023): On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes. v1.2. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=forbes_ophiuridae&v=1.2

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Hellenic Center for Marine Research. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has not been registered with GBIF

Keywords

Ophiuridae; Eastern Mediterranean; historical dataset

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Panagiotis Zachariou
BSc Student
Department of Environment, Ionian University M. Minotou-Giannopoulou str. Panagoula 29100 Zakynthos Ionian Islands GR
Georgia Sarafidou
Data Manager
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Former U.S. Base of Gournes 71500 Heraklion Crete GR +302810337741
Vasilis Gerovasileiou
Assistant Professor
Department of Environment, Ionian University M. Minotou-Giannopoulou str. Panagoula 29100 Zakynthos Ionian Islands GR

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Georgia Sarafidou
Data Manager
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Former U.S. Base of Gournes 71500 Heraklion Crete GR +302810337741
Dimitra Mavraki
Data Node Manager
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Former U.S. Base of Gournes 71500 Heraklion Crete GR +302810337740

Who filled in the metadata:

Georgia Sarafidou
Data Manager
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Former U.S. Base of Gournes 71500 Heraklion Crete GR +302810337741

Who else was associated with the resource:

User
Georgia Sarafidou

Geographic Coverage

The dataset regards coastal regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Verbatim locations are provided in the original publication and coordinates were generated with the use of marineregions.org/gazetteer.

Bounding Coordinates South West [30.069, 17.93], North East [42.098, 37.002]

Taxonomic Coverage

The datasets regards species of the family Ophiuridae. There are four newly described species.

Family  Ophiuridae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1841-01-01 / 1843-12-31

Project Data

No Description available

Title On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes

The personnel involved in the project:

Georgia Sarafidou

Sampling Methods

Based on extracts of the original publication "I dredged it in various depths" and "This pretty little Starfish was dredged…" it is concluded that the sampling instrument of the cruise was a dredge.

Study Extent The dataset regards coastal regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Verbatim locations are provided in the original publication and coordinates were generated with the use of marineregions.org/gazetteer.

Method step description:

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Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=forbes_ophiuridae