Dataset

Nematodes of the Plymouth Sound

EurOBIS OBIS UK Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Nematodes were collected using four different collection methods at two sites with contrasting sediment types. The aim was to assess differences between samplers by looking at the variation in nematode community structure.

Citation
Somerfield, P.J. (1994). Nematodes of the Plymouth Sound. Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), UK.
Published
September 17, 2025 at 08:36
License
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Contacts

Paul Somerfield
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Marine Biological Association of the UK
Marine Biological Association of the UK

1,433
total submitted occurrences
1,394
accepted occurrences
72
taxa
10
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 1,433
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
DEPTH_EXCEEDS_BATH 698
48.7%
NOT_MARINE 39
2.7%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 3
0.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data