Marine algae from the Suva Lagoon and reef, Fiji

URLhttps://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=suva_algae
Repository URL https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/
Node SWP OBIS
Published2023-10-26 06:13
First registered2023-10-23 09:36
Abstract

This dataset comes from a thesis consisting of a detailed taxonomic analysis of the benthic algal flora of the Suva Lagoon and Reef, as represented in herbarium and field collections. A total of 229 taxa are listed, comprising 7 Cyanophyceae, 71 Chlorophyceae, 24 Phaeophyceae and 127 Rhodophyceae. Of these, 6 represent new and undescribed species and 70 are new records for the Fijian flora.

CitationN'Yeurt A D R (2023). Marine algae from the Suva Lagoon and reef, Fiji. Version 1.2. Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node. Occurrence dataset. https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=suva_algae&v=1.2
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License
Keywords Occurrence, Specimen
Contacts
Creator Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt
University of the South Pacific
Contact Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt
University of the South Pacific
Metadata Provider Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt
University of the South Pacific

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Statistics

Occurrence records 342
Species level 322
Absence records 0
Event records 0
MoF records 0
Sequence records 0
Species 152
Taxa 162
Time range 1939 - 1999

This dataset has appeared in 920 downloads in 2025, with a total of 220,757 records.

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records 2
Not marine 0
No WoRMS match 2
No coordinates 0
Zero coordinates 0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 0
No accepted name available 1

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
eventDate 1 0
maximumDepthInMeters 9 0
minimumDepthInMeters 9 0
scientificNameID 0 2

Spatial issues

Records on land 22
More than 20 km from shore 0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth 3

Top taxa

IUCN Red List All taxa
Scientific name Records
Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		10
Rhipilia penicilloides A.D.R.N'Yeurt & D.W.Keats, 1997
Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Ulvophyceae 		9
Phacelocarpus neurymenioides A.D.R.N'Yeurt, D.W.Keats & R.E.Norris, 1995
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		8
Gelidiella acerosa (Forsskål) Feldmann & Hamel, 1934
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		7
Peyssonnelia inamoena Pilger, 1911
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		6
Corynocystis Kraft, 1999
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		6
Padina australis Hauck, 1887
Phylum Ochrophyta > Class Phaeophyceae 		6
Acanthophora pacifica (Setchell) Kraft, 1979
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		6
Galaxaura divaricata (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend, 1993
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		6
Plocamium cartilagineum (Linnaeus) P.S.Dixon, 1967
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae 		5

Distribution

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Data providers

Name OceanExpert ID
University of the South Pacific

Occurrences

scientificNameeventDatedecimalLongitudedecimalLatitudecollectionCodecatalogNumber