Description
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.
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.
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
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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] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The datasets regards species of the family Ophiuridae. There are four newly described species.
| Family | Ophiuridae |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1841-01-01 / 1843-12-31 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes |
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The personnel involved in the project:
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. |
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Method step description:
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=forbes_ophiuridae |
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