OCCURRENCE

Octocorals and antipatharians in the mesophotic rocky reefs of Colombian Pacific

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This dataset is described and analyzed in the Data Report “Octocorals and antipatharians in the mesophotic rocky reefs of Colombian Pacific (Eastern Tropical Pacific)” published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science. The dataset includes a list of octocorals and antipatharians (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Alcyonacea and Antipatharia) specimens collected between 40-51 m deep in the mesophotic rocky environments of northern Chocó in Colombia. In the explored mesophotic community, 14 octocorals species in the Ellisellidae, Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae families and one black coral species of the Myriopathidae family were found. Of the octocoral species reported here, six are new records for the Colombian Pacific and even for the Panama Bight ecoregion

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Mejía K J, Chasqui L H (2020): Octocorals and antipatharians in the mesophotic rocky reefs of Colombian Pacific. v1.0. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras - Invemar. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.15472/staos7

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Keywords

Checklist; Inventoryregional; Chocó; Eastern Tropical Pacific; Colombia; Taxonomic inventory; New records; Distribution patterns; Octocorals; Black corals; Alcyonacea; Antipatharia

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Katherine Johanna Mejía
Investigadora Científica
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Santa Marta
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 283
Luis Hernán Chasqui
Jefe de Linea Biología y Estrategias de conservación
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Santa Marta
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 247

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Katherine Johanna Mejía
Investigadora científica
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Rodadero sur
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 283
Luis Hernán Chasqui
Jefe de Linea Biología y Estrategias de conservación
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Rodadero sur
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 247
Erika Montoya Cadavid
Investigador científico - Administrador de datos IPT
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Rodadero sur
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 143
Julio Bohorquez
Administrador bases de datos Invemar
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Rodadero sur
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 363

Who filled in the metadata:

Katherine Johanna Mejía
Investigadora Científica
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Santa Marta
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
57 5 4328600 ext. 283

Who else was associated with the resource:

Owner
Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia MHNMC
Museo
Invemar
Calle 25 # 2-55 Playa Salguero, Santa Marta
470006 Santa Marta
Magdalena
CO
(+57) 5 - 4328600 Ext. 141-144

Geographic Coverage

Two sites located about 1 km from the coastline, “La Mina” (6°41´11.868” N, 77°32´57.588” W) in the north of the Gulf of Cupica, and “Amargal” (5°34´47.352” N, 77°30´50.76” W) in Cabo Corrientes, represents the two sample sites in the northern Colombian Pacific (Chocó).

Bounding Coordinates South West [5.58, -77.55], North East [6.687, -77.514]

Taxonomic Coverage

In this dataset are listed ten octocorals species in the Ellisellidae, Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae families and one black coral species in the Myriopathidae family found in the mesophotic rocky reefs of the Colombian Pacific (Chocó).

Class  Anthozoa
Order  Alcyonacea,  Antipatharia
Family  Ellisellidae,  Gorgoniidae,  Myriopathidae,  Plexauridae
Genus  Pacifigorgia,  Psammogorgia
Species  Ellisella limbaughi,  Heterogorgia verrucosa,  Leptogorgia alba,  Leptogorgia cortesi,  Muricea fruticosa,  Muricea plantaginea,  Muricea squarrosa,  Muricea subtilis,  Myriopathes panamensis,  Pacifigorgia eximia,  Pacifigorgia marviva,  Pacifigorgia senta

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2017-04-27 / 2018-09-17

Project Data

This dataset is described and analyzed in the Data Report “Octocorals and antipatharians in the mesophotic rocky reefs of Colombian Pacific (Eastern Tropical Pacific)” published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science. The dataset includes a list of octocorals and antipatharians (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Alcyonacea and Antipatharia) specimens collected between 40-51 m deep in the mesophotic rocky environments of northern Chocó in Colombia. In the explored mesophotic community, 14 octocorals species in the Ellisellidae, Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae families and one black coral species of the Myriopathidae family were found. Of the octocoral species reported here, six are new records for the Colombian Pacific and even for the Panama Bight ecoregion

Title Octocorals and antipatharians in the mesophotic rocky reefs of Colombian Pacific (Eastern Tropical Pacific)
Identifier Mesophotic corals Chocó
Funding This work was supported by INVEMAR, through the project “Investigación científica hacia la generación de información y conocimiento de las zonas marinas y costeras de interés de la nación” BPIN Code 2017011000113.
Study Area Description An underwater exploration of several rocky reef sites in the northern Colombian Pacific (Chocó), targeted two small “peaks” arising from around 60 m deep in the seafloor to 10-20 m deep, and located about 1 km from the coastline. “La Mina” (6°41´11.868” N, 77°32´57.588” W) in the north of the Gulf of Cupica, and “Amargal” (5°34´47.352” N, 77°30´50.76” W) in Cabo Corrientes are submerged headlands of basaltic rocks, remants of the Cordillera de Baudo, that were covered by sea water since the last ice age, and are 125 km from each other. Both look structurally similar, they are mainly rocky walls with high slope between 10-50 m deep that decreasing around 60 m deep.
Design Description To assess the composition of the coral (octocorals and antipatharians ) mesophotic community on each site, coral colony counts were made by two researchers in three 10x1 m line transects (10m2) horizontally disposed. A third diver was responsible for digital imagery and coral samples collection. Average density (colonies/m2) of octocorals and antipatharians were calculated for each site and for the entire mesophotic coral community of the northern Chocó.

The personnel involved in the project:

Author
Katherine Johanna Mejía
Author
Luis Hernán Chasqui

Sampling Methods

An underwater exploration of two rocky reef sites using SCUBA were made to assess the composition of the coral (octocorals and antipatharians ) mesophotic community on each site, coral colony counts were made by two researchers in three 10x1 m line transects (10m2) horizontally disposed. A third diver was responsible for digital imagery and coral samples collection. Average density (colonies/m2) of octocorals and antipatharians were calculated for each site and for the entire mesophotic coral community of the northern Chocó.

Study Extent "La Mina” (6°41´11.868” N, 77°32´57.588” W) in the north of the Gulf of Cupica, and “Amargal” (5°34´47.352” N, 77°30´50.76” W) in Cabo Corrientes were two small sampled “peaks” arising from around 60 m deep in the seafloor to 10-20 m deep, and located about 1 km from the coastline in the northern Colombian Pacific (Chocó).
Quality Control All of the species included in this dataset have vouchers deposited in the Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia (MHNMC) of INVEMAR. The collection codes are also given for future comparisons or verifications.

Method step description:

  1. To assess the composition of the coral (octocorals and antipatharians ) mesophotic community on each site, coral colony counts were made by two researchers in three 10x1 m line transects (10m2) horizontally disposed. A third diver was responsible for digital imagery and coral samples collection. Average density (colonies/m2) of octocorals and antipatharians were calculated for each site and for the entire mesophotic coral community of the northern Chocó.
  2. Species identification were performed in situ and specimens were collected for later validation. Before collection, photo of each colony was done with and without scale, then they were deposited in a tagged "Ziploc" bag. The colonies were air dried for preservation and were identified using the morphological characters of the colonies and the characteristics and composition of the sclerites (Bayer, 1961; Breedy and Guzmán, 2002). Measurements of the taxonomic characters of the colonies were performed using a Vernier digital caliper. In order to obtain the sclerites, a small bit of tissue was immersed in sodium hypochlorite (household bleach). The sclerites were examined and measured with a microgrid in an optical microscope (Carl Zeiss Primostar). The specimens collected were deposited in the Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia – (MHNMC) of INVEMAR
  3. Organization of the data according to the defined fields: taxonID, scientificNameID, locality, locationID and coordinates, catalogNumber, collectionCode, basisOfRecord, bibliographicCitation, References, institutionCode, eventDate, eventRemarks

Collection Data

Collection Name Museo de Historia Natural Marina de Colombia
Collection Identifier MHNMC
Specimen preservation methods Dried
Curatorial Units Between 1 and 27 lots ,  Between 1 and 27 Colonies or fragments

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Bayer, F. M., and Deichmann, E. (1960). The Ellisellidae (Octocorallia) and their bearing on the zoogeography of the eastern Pacific. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 73:175–182
  2. Breedy, O., and Guzman, H. (2002). A revision of the genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 115, 782–839.
  3. Breedy, O., and Guzman, H. (2003). Octocorals from Costa Rica: The genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). Zootaxa. 281. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.281.1.1 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.281.1.1
  4. Breedy, O., and Guzman, H. (2007). A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific. Zootaxa. 1419:1. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1419.1.1 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1419.1.1
  5. Breedy, O., and Guzman, H. (2012). A new species of Leptogorgia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Golfo Dulce, Pacific, Costa Rica. Zootaxa. 3182: 65-68. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3182.1.7 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3182.1.7
  6. Breedy, O., and Guzman, H. (2016). A revision of the genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the eastern Pacific. Part II. ZooKeys. 581, 1-69. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.581.7910 https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.581.7910
  7. Guzman, H. M., and Breedy, O. (2012). Pacifigorgia marviva (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) a new species from Coiba National Park, Pacific Panama. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK. 92. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315411000373 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315411000373
  8. Opresko, D. M. (1976). Redescription of Antipathes panamensis Verrill (Coelenterata, Antipatharia). Pacific Science. 30, 235-240.

Additional Metadata

Purpose This dataset is reported in the data report “Octocorals and antipatharians in the mesophotic rocky reefs of Colombian Pacific (Eastern Tropical Pacific)” published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science
Maintenance Description Future updates of the list will be published in this repository. Changes incorporated to each new version of the list will be summarized in the respective metadata section.
Alternative Identifiers 10.15472/staos7
https://ipt.biodiversidad.co/sibm/resource?r=mesofoticosriscales2018