Kolkheti Marine Area - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Kolkheti Marine Area

Statistics

Occurrence records	121
Species level	118
Species	33
Taxa	34
Datasets	3
Time range	1986 - 2005

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	4
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	125	0
maximumDepthInMeters	44	0
minimumDepthInMeters	44	0
scientificNameID	0	4

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	0

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
YugNIRO-1 - Macrozoobenthos data and accompanied environmental data from the Black Sea Published 2025-03-20	74
Cetacean sightings in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait Published 2025-03-20	44
Global benthic biogeographical regions and macroecological drivers for ophiuroids [Data set] Published 2023-11-30	3

Distribution

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Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Delphinus delphis ponticus Barabasch-Nikiforov, 1935 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	32
Phocoena phocoena relicta Abel, 1905 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	12
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	8
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	7
Amphiura stepanovi Djakonov, 1954 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	6
Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	6
Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	4
Gilvossius candidus (Olivi, 1792) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	4
Melinna palmata Grube, 1870 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	3
Terebellides stroemii Sars, 1835 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	3

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	32	2005
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	12	2005
Amphiura stepanovi Djakonov, 1954 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	6	1986
Melinna palmata Grube, 1870 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	3	1986
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	7	1986
Terebellides stroemii Sars, 1835 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	3	1986
Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	4	1986
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	8	1986
Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	6	1986
Gilvossius candidus (Olivi, 1792) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	4	1986

Data providers

Name	Records
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	118
Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography; World Ocean Fisheries Resources Department	74
Brema Laboratory	44
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	3
Norwegian Institute for Water Research	3