Collection and Inventory of the sea anemones of the Falkland Islands

The dataset is an excel file with records of the locationand preservation method of specimens comprising of 9 species of known sea anemones and 38 specimens of unknown sea anemones, as well as 4 unknown species of hydroids,2 nudibranchs, and 1 stalked jellyfish. The data collection occurred in the Falklands waters in November 2019. These specimens will be taxonomically determined using morphological and genetic data. Specimens of Metridium senile will be used in a worldwide genetic biogeographic study.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	December 14, 2020, 09:57 (PST)
Created	January 30, 2020, 05:26 (PST)
Region	Falkland Islands
Language	eng
Topic Category	Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start	2019-10-21
Temporal Extent End	2019-11-24
Dataset Reference Date	2019
Lineage	The excel file contains location data and preservation method for 109 physical specimens that were collected by Heather Glon (the Ohio State University) and members/collaborator of the Marine Management Areas Darwin Plus project led by SAERI. Individual specimens were collected by hand via SCUBA diving (<20m) or by the Falkland Fisheries Department using deep water sampling methods (<500m). For Metridium, 31 specimens were collected. Eight other species (SOMETHING MISSING HERE?) and had 2-4 specimens collected, and 38 specimens are of unknown identification. Four hydroid specimens, three nudibranch specimens, and one stalked jellyfish specimen were also collected to confirm identifications. Specimens were all preserved in ethanol or 10% formalin. These will be examined and genetic data analyzed at the Ohio State University (USA), the American Museum of Natural History (USA), and at Huinay Scientific Field Station (Chile). Genetic data when published will be uploaded to GenBank. Morphological data will be added to the current dataset and within future publications.
West Longitude	-60.92783
South Latitude	-52.19197
East Longitude	-56.5855
North Latitude	-49.5741667
Spatial Reference System	WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name	Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address	Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role	Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations	Restricted until publication
Use Constraints	Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference	Please acknowledge data source as: Shackleton Scholarship Fund, SAERI Marine Management Areas Darwin PLUS Initiative project, Falkland Islands Government – Fisheries Department
Data Format	excel
Update Frequency	as needed
Accuracy	Approximately 100 metres in the location as the lat/long match the starting point of the dive.
Resource Type	Dataset
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	2019-12-06
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID	FK-UNIOSU-583

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