ZooKeys (Apr 2018)

Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Asteroidea database

  • Camille Moreau,
  • Christopher Mah,
  • Antonio Agüera,
  • Nadia Améziane,
  • David Barnes,
  • Guillaume Crokaert,
  • Marc Eléaume,
  • Huw Griffiths,
  • Charlène Guillaumot,
  • Lenaïg G. Hemery,
  • Anna Jażdżewska,
  • Quentin Jossart,
  • Vladimir Laptikhovsky,
  • Katrin Linse,
  • Kate Neill,
  • Chester Sands,
  • Thomas Saucède,
  • Stefano Schiaparelli,
  • Jacek Siciński,
  • Noémie Vasset,
  • Bruno Danis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.22751
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 747
pp. 141 – 156

Abstract

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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.