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Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary MARIAN 2022

Entity (ENT) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36176 | Updated: June 28, 2023 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	Juvenile Coral Observations Data Dictionary MARIAN 2022
Short Name:	Coral_Belt_F_DataDictionary_2022
Status:	Completed

Entity Information

Entity Type:	Data Table
Active Version?:	Yes
Schema Name:	GISDAT
Description:	This entity describes the columns in the dataset for coral belt observations (juvenile)
Change Summary:	Note a repeat segment flag was included in 2023 to mark those repeated for internal review. If using data without repeats, filter for transectnum = 1 (transectnum 1 with repeat segment flag -1 means it was the original segment, transectnum 2 with repeat segment flag -1 means it was a repeated segment)

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	ROUNDID	NUMERIC	Unique Identifier for ROUND record.
100	MISSIONID	TEXT	Mission Identifier.
100	REGION	TEXT	Code for REGION_NAME.
100	REGION_NAME	TEXT	The name of the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
100	ISLANDCODE	TEXT	3-letter code for ISLAND.
100	ISLAND	TEXT	Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME).
100	SITE	TEXT	The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll (ISLAND). Combines a 3-letter island code (ISLANDCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number.
100	LATITUDE	NUMERIC	Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE.
100	LONGITUDE	NUMERIC	Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE.
100	REEF_ZONE	TEXT	The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon).
100	HABITAT_TYPE	TEXT	Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE.
100	SITE_MIN_DEPTH	NUMERIC	Minimum SITE depth (ft).
100	SITE_MAX_DEPTH	NUMERIC	Maximum SITE depth (ft).
100	DEPTH_BIN	TEXT	Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) for the given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m
100	SITEVISITID	NUMERIC	Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_.
100	DATE_	DATE	Local date the survey was conducted.
100	OBS_DAY	NUMERIC	Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_).
100	OBS_MONTH	NUMERIC	Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_).
100	OBS_YEAR	NUMERIC	4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_).
100	NO_SURVEY_YN	NUMERIC	Flag (-1) to indicate TRANSECT was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014).
100	DIVER	TEXT	Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.
100	METHODNAME	TEXT	References the coral belt survey method.
100	PHOTOS_TAKEN	NUMERIC	Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018).
100	TRANSECTID	NUMERIC	Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018).
100	TRANSECTNUM	NUMERIC	Unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE. In 2022, any data entered under transect 2 was used for DIVER-to-DIVER comparison.
100	SEGMENTID	NUMERIC	Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission.
100	SEGMENT	TEXT	Segment number (0,5,10, or 15). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 1 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart.
100	REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN	NUMERIC	Flag (-1) to indicate that a re-survey of the same segment was done by an additional diver. For 2022, if TRANSECTNUM = 2 and REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN = -1, that denotes the repeated information. If TRANSECTNUM =1 and REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN = -1, that is the original observation to be included in analyses.
100	SEGLENGTH	NUMERIC	Segment length (m).
100	SEGWIDTH	NUMERIC	Segment width (m), usually 1 m.
100	NO_COLONY_OBSERVED	NUMERIC	Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018).
100	COLONYID	NUMERIC	Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'.
100	COLONYLENGTH	NUMERIC	Length of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.
100	COLONYWIDTH	NUMERIC	Width of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.
100	MORPHOLOGY	TEXT	Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required.
100	TAXONCODE	TEXT	4-letter code for TAXONNAME. Code AAAA represents a SEGMENT that was surveyed and no individual colonies were found. NULL if transect was not surveyed (NO_SURVEY_YN = -1).
100	TAXONNAME	TEXT	Scientific name of observed organism to the finest taxonomic resolution that divers can identify a colony to, either to species or genus level identification (see RANK). NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.
100	RANK	TEXT	Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database.
100	PHYLUM	TEXT	Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100	CLASS	TEXT	Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100	S_ORDER	TEXT	Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100	FAMILY	TEXT	Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100	GENUS_CODE	TEXT	4-letter code for GENUS.
100	GENUS	TEXT	Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME).
100	SCIENTIFIC_NAME	TEXT	Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK).
100	APHIAID	TEXT	Aphia ID from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database. Null if organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK). If value = 0, species does not exist in WoRMS.

Name

Type

Description

100

ROUNDID

NUMERIC

Unique Identifier for ROUND record.

100

MISSIONID

TEXT

Mission Identifier.

100

REGION

TEXT

Code for REGION_NAME.

100

REGION_NAME

TEXT

The name of the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

100

ISLANDCODE

TEXT

3-letter code for ISLAND.

100

ISLAND

TEXT

Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME).

100

SITE

TEXT

The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll (ISLAND). Combines a 3-letter island code (ISLANDCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number.

100

LATITUDE

NUMERIC

Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE.

100

LONGITUDE

NUMERIC

Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE.

100

REEF_ZONE

TEXT

The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon).

100

HABITAT_TYPE

TEXT

Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE.

100

SITE_MIN_DEPTH

NUMERIC

Minimum SITE depth (ft).

100

SITE_MAX_DEPTH

NUMERIC

Maximum SITE depth (ft).

100

DEPTH_BIN

TEXT

Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) for the given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m

100

SITEVISITID

NUMERIC

Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_.

100

DATE_

DATE

Local date the survey was conducted.

100

OBS_DAY

NUMERIC

Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_).

100

OBS_MONTH

NUMERIC

Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_).

100

OBS_YEAR

NUMERIC

4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_).

100

NO_SURVEY_YN

NUMERIC

Flag (-1) to indicate TRANSECT was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014).

100

DIVER

TEXT

Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.

100

METHODNAME

TEXT

References the coral belt survey method.

100

PHOTOS_TAKEN

NUMERIC

Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018).

100

TRANSECTID

NUMERIC

Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018).

100

TRANSECTNUM

NUMERIC

Unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE. In 2022, any data entered under transect 2 was used for DIVER-to-DIVER comparison.

100

SEGMENTID

NUMERIC

Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission.

100

SEGMENT

TEXT

Segment number (0,5,10, or 15). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 1 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart.

100

REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN

NUMERIC

Flag (-1) to indicate that a re-survey of the same segment was done by an additional diver. For 2022, if TRANSECTNUM = 2 and REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN = -1, that denotes the repeated information. If TRANSECTNUM =1 and REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN = -1, that is the original observation to be included in analyses.

100

SEGLENGTH

NUMERIC

Segment length (m).

100

SEGWIDTH

NUMERIC

Segment width (m), usually 1 m.

100

NO_COLONY_OBSERVED

NUMERIC

Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018).

100

COLONYID

NUMERIC

Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'.

100

COLONYLENGTH

NUMERIC

Length of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.

100

COLONYWIDTH

NUMERIC

Width of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.

100

MORPHOLOGY

TEXT

Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required.

100

TAXONCODE

TEXT

4-letter code for TAXONNAME. Code AAAA represents a SEGMENT that was surveyed and no individual colonies were found. NULL if transect was not surveyed (NO_SURVEY_YN = -1).

100

TAXONNAME

TEXT

Scientific name of observed organism to the finest taxonomic resolution that divers can identify a colony to, either to species or genus level identification (see RANK). NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.

100

RANK

TEXT

Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database.

100

PHYLUM

TEXT

Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

100

CLASS

TEXT

Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

100

S_ORDER

TEXT

Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

100

FAMILY

TEXT

Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

100

GENUS_CODE

TEXT

4-letter code for GENUS.

100

GENUS

TEXT

Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

100

SCIENTIFIC_NAME

TEXT

Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK).

100

APHIAID

TEXT

Aphia ID from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database. Null if organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK). If value = 0, species does not exist in WoRMS.

Attribute Details

ROUNDID

CC ID: 1197394

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	28
Scale:	0
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique Identifier for ROUND record.

MISSIONID

CC ID: 1197395

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	30
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Mission Identifier.

REGION

CC ID: 1197396

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	20
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code for REGION_NAME.

REGION_NAME

CC ID: 1197397

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	30
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The name of the region surveyed in the Pacific Islands region: American Samoa, Pacific Remote Island Areas, Mariana Archipelago, main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

ISLANDCODE

CC ID: 1197398

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	15
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	3-letter code for ISLAND.

ISLAND

CC ID: 1197399

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Name of island or atoll surveyed in the Pacific Islands region (REGION_NAME).

SITE

CC ID: 1197400

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The code for the site surveyed at the island or atoll (ISLAND). Combines a 3-letter island code (ISLANDCODE) with a 2-4 digit site number.

LATITUDE

CC ID: 1197401

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84, for the given SITE.

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 1197402

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	38
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84 for the given SITE.

REEF_ZONE

CC ID: 1197404

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The zone for the given SITE (Forereef, Backreef, Protected Slope, Lagoon).

HABITAT_TYPE

CC ID: 1197406

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	30
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Habitat type (e.g., aggregate reef, reef rubble, pavement) for the given SITE.

SITE_MIN_DEPTH

CC ID: 1197405

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	0
Status:	Active
Description:	Minimum SITE depth (ft).

SITE_MAX_DEPTH

CC ID: 1197408

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	5
Scale:	0
Status:	Active
Description:	Maximum SITE depth (ft).

DEPTH_BIN

CC ID: 1197409

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	60
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Classification of depth (shallow, mid, deep) based on midpoint between minimum and maximum depths of transect(s) for the given SITE. Shallow: >0-6 m, Mid: >6-18 m, Deep: >18-30 m

SITEVISITID

CC ID: 1197410

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	38
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique identifier created each time a SITE is surveyed on a DATE_.

DATE_

CC ID: 1197412

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	DATE
Max Length:	7
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Local date the survey was conducted.

OBS_DAY

CC ID: 1197413

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	38
Status:	Active
Description:	Numeric day the survey was conducted (DATE_).

OBS_MONTH

CC ID: 1197414

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Numeric month the survey was conducted (DATE_).

OBS_YEAR

CC ID: 1197415

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	38
Status:	Active
Description:	4-digit year the survey was conducted (DATE_).

NO_SURVEY_YN

CC ID: 1197417

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Flag (-1) to indicate TRANSECT was not surveyed (Added Sept. 2014).

DIVER

CC ID: 1197418

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Initials of diver that conducted the survey. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.

METHODNAME

CC ID: 1197419

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	References the coral belt survey method.

PHOTOS_TAKEN

CC ID: 1197416

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Flag (-1) to indicate that photographs were taken at the transect. 0 indicates no photographs were taken (Added in 2018).

TRANSECTID

CC ID: 1197422

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique transect ID number assigned to each transect during the same NCRMP mission (Added in 2018).

TRANSECTNUM

CC ID: 1197420

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique identifier for each transect surveyed within a SITE. In 2022, any data entered under transect 2 was used for DIVER-to-DIVER comparison.

SEGMENTID

CC ID: 1197424

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Unique ID number for each segment surveyed during the same NCRMP mission.

SEGMENT

CC ID: 1197425

Seq. Order:	27
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Segment number (0,5,10, or 15). Segments are within a TRANSECT and are typically 1 x 1 m in size and situated 2.5 m apart.

REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN

CC ID: 1236995

Seq. Order:	28
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Flag (-1) to indicate that a re-survey of the same segment was done by an additional diver. For 2022, if TRANSECTNUM = 2 and REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN = -1, that denotes the repeated information. If TRANSECTNUM =1 and REPEAT_SEGMENT_YN = -1, that is the original observation to be included in analyses.

SEGLENGTH

CC ID: 1197427

Seq. Order:	29
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	28
Scale:	8
Status:	Active
Description:	Segment length (m).

SEGWIDTH

CC ID: 1197426

Seq. Order:	30
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	38
Scale:	8
Status:	Active
Description:	Segment width (m), usually 1 m.

NO_COLONY_OBSERVED

CC ID: 1197428

Seq. Order:	31
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Flag (-1) to indicate that no coral colonies were observed. 0 indicates corals were present (Added in 2018).

COLONYID

CC ID: 1197429

Seq. Order:	32
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	28
Scale:	0
Status:	Active
Description:	Coral colony identifier. NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1 or TAXONCODE/SPECIES = 'AAAA'.

COLONYLENGTH

CC ID: 1197431

Seq. Order:	33
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	38
Scale:	8
Status:	Active
Description:	Length of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.

COLONYWIDTH

CC ID: 1197430

Seq. Order:	34
Data Storage Type:	NUMERIC
Max Length:	22
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	28
Scale:	8
Status:	Active
Description:	Width of juvenile coral colony (<=5 cm). Required. Value -9 is a placeholder and represents a missing value.

MORPHOLOGY

CC ID: 1197433

Seq. Order:	35
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	50
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Coral morphology type (branching, columnar, encrusting, etc.). Required.

TAXONCODE

CC ID: 1197435

Seq. Order:	36
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	150
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	4-letter code for TAXONNAME. Code AAAA represents a SEGMENT that was surveyed and no individual colonies were found. NULL if transect was not surveyed (NO_SURVEY_YN = -1).

TAXONNAME

CC ID: 1197434

Seq. Order:	37
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	765
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Scientific name of observed organism to the finest taxonomic resolution that divers can identify a colony to, either to species or genus level identification (see RANK). NULL if NO_SURVEY_YN = -1.

RANK

CC ID: 1197436

Seq. Order:	38
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	20
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Lowest defined rank in taxonomic hierarchy, from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database.

PHYLUM

CC ID: 1197437

Seq. Order:	39
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic classification: Phylum of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

CLASS

CC ID: 1197438

Seq. Order:	40
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	60
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic classification: Class of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

S_ORDER

CC ID: 1197439

Seq. Order:	41
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic classification: Order of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

FAMILY

CC ID: 1197440

Seq. Order:	42
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic classification: Family of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

GENUS_CODE

CC ID: 1197441

Seq. Order:	43
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	12
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	4-letter code for GENUS.

GENUS

CC ID: 1197442

Seq. Order:	44
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	300
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic classification: Genus name of observed organism (TAXONNAME).

SCIENTIFIC_NAME

CC ID: 1197443

Seq. Order:	45
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic classification: the true scientific name (genus and species) of the observed organism (TAXONNAME). If NULL, organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK).

APHIAID

CC ID: 1197444

Seq. Order:	46
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Max Length:	20
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Aphia ID from the World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) database. Null if organism not identified to species taxonomic level (see RANK). If value = 0, species does not exist in WoRMS.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	36176
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36176
Metadata Record Created By:	Troy T Kanemura
Metadata Record Created:	2016-12-31 00:34+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	Lori H Luers
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-06-28 21:47+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2023-06-28
Owner Org:	PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2020-11-24
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2021-11-24