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Published April 2, 2018 | Version v1
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Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Asteroidea database

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium|Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
  • 2. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, United States of America
  • 3. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
  • 4. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
  • 5. British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • 6. University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
  • 7. Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, United Kingdom|Shallow Marine Surveys Group, Stanley, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • 8. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
  • 9. Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
  • 10. Università di Genova, Genova, Italy

Description

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.

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