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Deep Sea Coral Observation

Entity (ENT) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:41000 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Item Identification

Title:	Deep Sea Coral Observation
Short Name:	Deep Sea Coral Observation
Status:	In Work
Abstract:	Deep Sea Coral Observation \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Notes:	Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	RECORD_NO	VARCHAR	Arbitrary and unique record number of the sample or observation, assigned for this database by DSCRTP \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SAMPLE_ID	Unknown	Original ID of the sample or observation, if known (e.g, catalog nember for museum specimen). The text "unknown" is entered if the sample ID isn't known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	CITATION1	Unknown	Primary citation for the sample or observation. If unpublished, List name of Lead Scientist \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	CITATION2	Unknown	Secondary citation for the sample. If a secondary citation was not used the text "n/a" is entered. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	DEPTHMIN_M	NUMBER	Minimum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	DEPTHMAX_M	NUMBER	Maximum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	COLLECT_D	NUMBER	Day of the month on which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	COLLECT_M	NUMBER	Month in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	COLLECT_Y	VARCHAR	Year in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	COLLECTION	Unknown	Method(s) of collection. The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	REPOSITORY	Unknown	Location where the sample or record is stored. The text "unknown" is entered if the location is not given in the citation. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	Longitude	NUMBER	Longitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	LATITUDE	NUMBER	Latitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	PHYLUM	Unknown	Taxonomic Phylum of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	CLASS	Unknown	Taxonomic Class of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SUBCLASS	Unknown	Taxonomic Subclass of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	ORDER_	Unknown	Taxonomic Order of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SUBORDER	Unknown	Taxonomic Suborder of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	FAMILY	Unknown	Taxonomic Family of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SUBFAMILY	Unknown	Taxonomic Subfamily of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	GENUS	Unknown	Taxonomic Genus of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to genus. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SPECIES	Unknown	Taxonomic species of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to species. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SUBSPECIES	Unknown	Taxonomic Subspecies of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SPECIESCOM	Unknown	Comments and other info about the taxonomy of the species of the sampled or observed organism. The text "none" is entered if no comments are necessary. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	SYNONYMS	Unknown	Other scientific names used for this species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no other names used. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	AUTHORITY	Unknown	Taxonomist who originally defined and named the species. The text "n/a" is entered if the sample has not been identified to species level. The entry is enclosed in parentheses if the species name has been changed since it was first described. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	COMN_NAMES	Unknown	Common names of the sample/observed species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no common names known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	ID_BY	Unknown	Person who identified the species of the sample or observation. The text "unknown" is entered if the person is not identified in the citation. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	BEGIN_LONG	VARCHAR	Beginning longitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	END_LONG	VARCHAR	Ending longitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	BEGIN_LAT	NUMBER	Beginning latitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	END_LAT	NUMBER	Ending latitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	AUTHORS	Unknown	AUTHORS \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	Year	VARCHAR	Year of publication for citation 1 \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	Title	Unknown	Title of citation 1 \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	Jorurnal	Unknown	Journal in which citation 1 was published \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	RECORD_TYPE	VARCHAR	The type of record is entered (e.g., specimen, video, photo, observation, etc.) The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
100	BINOMEN	VARCHAR	BINOMEN \| Description Source: science

Name

Type

Description

100

RECORD_NO

VARCHAR

Arbitrary and unique record number of the sample or observation, assigned for this database by DSCRTP | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SAMPLE_ID

Unknown

Original ID of the sample or observation, if known (e.g, catalog nember for museum specimen). The text "unknown" is entered if the sample ID isn't known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

CITATION1

Unknown

Primary citation for the sample or observation. If unpublished, List name of Lead Scientist | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

CITATION2

Unknown

Secondary citation for the sample. If a secondary citation was not used the text "n/a" is entered. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

DEPTHMIN_M

NUMBER

Minimum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

DEPTHMAX_M

NUMBER

Maximum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

COLLECT_D

NUMBER

Day of the month on which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

COLLECT_M

NUMBER

Month in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

COLLECT_Y

VARCHAR

Year in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

COLLECTION

Unknown

Method(s) of collection. The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

REPOSITORY

Unknown

Location where the sample or record is stored. The text "unknown" is entered if the location is not given in the citation. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

Longitude

NUMBER

Longitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

LATITUDE

NUMBER

Latitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

PHYLUM

Unknown

Taxonomic Phylum of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

CLASS

Unknown

Taxonomic Class of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SUBCLASS

Unknown

Taxonomic Subclass of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

ORDER_

Unknown

Taxonomic Order of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SUBORDER

Unknown

Taxonomic Suborder of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

FAMILY

Unknown

Taxonomic Family of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SUBFAMILY

Unknown

Taxonomic Subfamily of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

GENUS

Unknown

Taxonomic Genus of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to genus. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SPECIES

Unknown

Taxonomic species of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to species. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SUBSPECIES

Unknown

Taxonomic Subspecies of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SPECIESCOM

Unknown

Comments and other info about the taxonomy of the species of the sampled or observed organism. The text "none" is entered if no comments are necessary. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

SYNONYMS

Unknown

Other scientific names used for this species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no other names used. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

AUTHORITY

Unknown

Taxonomist who originally defined and named the species. The text "n/a" is entered if the sample has not been identified to species level. The entry is enclosed in parentheses if the species name has been changed since it was first described. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

COMN_NAMES

Unknown

Common names of the sample/observed species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no common names known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

ID_BY

Unknown

Person who identified the species of the sample or observation. The text "unknown" is entered if the person is not identified in the citation. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

BEGIN_LONG

VARCHAR

Beginning longitude for trawl surveys | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

END_LONG

VARCHAR

Ending longitude for trawl surveys | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

BEGIN_LAT

NUMBER

Beginning latitude for trawl surveys | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

END_LAT

NUMBER

Ending latitude for trawl surveys | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

AUTHORS

Unknown

AUTHORS | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

Year

VARCHAR

Year of publication for citation 1 | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

Title

Unknown

Title of citation 1 | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

Jorurnal

Unknown

Journal in which citation 1 was published | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

RECORD_TYPE

VARCHAR

The type of record is entered (e.g., specimen, video, photo, observation, etc.) The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. | Description Source: DSCRTP

100

BINOMEN

VARCHAR

BINOMEN | Description Source: science

Attribute Details

RECORD_NO

CC ID: 528983

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Arbitrary and unique record number of the sample or observation, assigned for this database by DSCRTP \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	Record Number: ID # \|

SAMPLE_ID

CC ID: 528984

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Original ID of the sample or observation, if known (e.g, catalog nember for museum specimen). The text "unknown" is entered if the sample ID isn't known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	Sample codes-undefined

CITATION1

CC ID: 528985

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Primary citation for the sample or observation. If unpublished, List name of Lead Scientist \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	Citation information

CITATION2

CC ID: 528986

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Secondary citation for the sample. If a secondary citation was not used the text "n/a" is entered. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	citation information

DEPTHMIN_M

CC ID: 528987

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Minimum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	meters
Allowed Values:	-7000 - 0

DEPTHMAX_M

CC ID: 528988

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Maximum water depth in meters from which the sample was collected or observed, as reported in citation. The value -9999 is entered when depth is not reported. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	meters
Allowed Values:	-7000 - 0

COLLECT_D

CC ID: 528989

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Day of the month on which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	days of the month
Allowed Values:	0 - 31

COLLECT_M

CC ID: 528990

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Month in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	months of the year
Allowed Values:	1 - 12

COLLECT_Y

CC ID: 528991

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year in which the sample or observation was collected. The number 0 is entered if the day is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	year: year \|

COLLECTION

CC ID: 528992

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Method(s) of collection. The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

REPOSITORY

CC ID: 528993

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location where the sample or record is stored. The text "unknown" is entered if the location is not given in the citation. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	Repository is an undefined string

Longitude

CC ID: 528994

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	-180 - 180

LATITUDE

CC ID: 528995

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude in decimal degrees in WGS1984 where the sample or observation was collected. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	0 - 90

PHYLUM

CC ID: 528996

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Phylum of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

CLASS

CC ID: 528997

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Class of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SUBCLASS

CC ID: 528998

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Subclass of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

ORDER_

CC ID: 528999

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Order of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SUBORDER

CC ID: 529000

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Suborder of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

FAMILY

CC ID: 529001

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Family of the organism sampled or observed. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SUBFAMILY

CC ID: 529002

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Subfamily of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

GENUS

CC ID: 529003

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Genus of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to genus. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SPECIES

CC ID: 529004

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic species of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not identified to species. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SUBSPECIES

CC ID: 529005

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomic Subspecies of the sample. The text "n/a" is entered if this taxon is not relevant for the sample. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SPECIESCOM

CC ID: 529006

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comments and other info about the taxonomy of the species of the sampled or observed organism. The text "none" is entered if no comments are necessary. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

SYNONYMS

CC ID: 529007

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Other scientific names used for this species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no other names used. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

AUTHORITY

CC ID: 529008

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Taxonomist who originally defined and named the species. The text "n/a" is entered if the sample has not been identified to species level. The entry is enclosed in parentheses if the species name has been changed since it was first described. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

COMN_NAMES

CC ID: 529009

Seq. Order:	27
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Common names of the sample/observed species. The text "n/a" is entered if there are no common names known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

ID_BY

CC ID: 529010

Seq. Order:	28
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Person who identified the species of the sample or observation. The text "unknown" is entered if the person is not identified in the citation. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

BEGIN_LONG

CC ID: 529011

Seq. Order:	29
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Beginning longitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	longitude: longitude \|

END_LONG

CC ID: 529012

Seq. Order:	30
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Ending longitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	longitude: Longitude \|

BEGIN_LAT

CC ID: 529013

Seq. Order:	31
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Beginning latitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	0 - 90

END_LAT

CC ID: 529014

Seq. Order:	32
Data Storage Type:	NUMBER
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Ending latitude for trawl surveys \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Unit of Measure:	decimal degrees
Allowed Values:	0 - 90

AUTHORS

CC ID: 529015

Seq. Order:	33
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	AUTHORS \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

Year

CC ID: 529016

Seq. Order:	34
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year of publication for citation 1 \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	year: year \|

Title

CC ID: 529017

Seq. Order:	35
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Title of citation 1 \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

Jorurnal

CC ID: 529018

Seq. Order:	36
Data Storage Type:	Unknown
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Journal in which citation 1 was published \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	undefined string

RECORD_TYPE

CC ID: 529019

Seq. Order:	37
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The type of record is entered (e.g., specimen, video, photo, observation, etc.) The text "unknown" is entered if the method is not known. \| Description Source: DSCRTP
Allowed Values:	record type: DSCRTP

BINOMEN

CC ID: 529020

Seq. Order:	38
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	BINOMEN \| Description Source: science
Allowed Values:	scientific names: ITIS

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID:	41000
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:41000
Metadata Record Created By:	Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created:	2017-04-06 10:31+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2017-04-17
Owner Org:	NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2017-04-17
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2018-04-17