Distribution of sponges in coral reef ecosystem of gulf of mannar collected during 2017-2020

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Published2022-12-23 06:51
First registered2022-12-19 08:33
Abstract

The assessment of the distribution of marine sponges was conducted in the reef areas of the 21 islands of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (southeastern India). The underwater study, carried out during October-December from 2017 to 2020, included visual observations through random SCUBA diving. Field data for the present study were collected in association with the reef research team of SDMRI during their regular reef monitoring. Small fragments of sponges weighing not more than 5 g were hand-picked or collected using a hammer and chisel in case of encrusting sponges. The collected fragments were immediately transferred to suitable containers and stored in 80% ethanol for further identification and spicule analysis.

CitationArathy Mol A (2022): Distribution of sponges in the coral reef ecosystem of the gulf of mannar collected during 2017-2020. Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelvelli.
RightsTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0)
Keywords Occurrence; Porifera; Coral reef sponges; Bay of Bengal; Gulf of Mannar
Contacts
Creator Johnny Konjarla
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
Contact Arathy Mol A
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
Metadata Provider Arathy Mol A
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
Johnny Konjarla
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
Dr. J.K. Patterson Edward
Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute
Author Arathy Mol
Author Dr. J. K. Patterson Edward

Statistics

Occurrence records 981
Species level 453
Absence records 0
Event records 0
MoF records 0
Sequence records 0
Species 42
Taxa 82
Time range 2019 - 2019

This dataset has appeared in 756 downloads in 2025, with a total of 638,129 records.

Data quality

Dropped records

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

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 0
No accepted name available 0

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 981 0

Spatial issues

Records on land 88
More than 20 km from shore 25
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth 0

Top taxa

IUCN Red List All taxa
Scientific name Records
Haliclona Grant, 1841
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
74
Cliona Grant, 1826
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
47
Halichondria Fleming, 1828
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
25
Spheciospongia Marshall, 1892
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
25
Scopalina Schmidt, 1862
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
21
Cliona mucronata Sollas, 1878
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
21
Neopetrosia chaliniformis (Thiele, 1899)
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
21
Pseudoceratina purpurea (Carter, 1880)
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
20
Dendrilla Lendenfeld, 1883
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
19
Mycale (Mycale) grandis Gray, 1867
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae
18

Occurrences

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