Some Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Marshall Islands

Occurrence
Latest version published by Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node on Jan 9, 2023 Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node
Publication date:
9 January 2023
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Description

The rich opisthobranch fauna of the Marshall Islands has remained largely unstudied because of the geographic remoteness of these Pacific islands. We report on a long-term collection of Opisthobranchia assembled from the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Rongelap, and Ujelang. Fifty-seven new records for the Marshall Islands are recorded, raising to 103 the number of species reported from these islands.

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Johnson S, Boucher L M (2023): Some Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Marshall Islands. v1.0. Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node. Dataset/Occurrence. https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=opisthobranchia_marshalls&v=1.0

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Scott Johnson
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Author
Mid Pacific Research Laboratory
Enewetak
MH
Lisa M. Boucher
  • Originator
Author
Mid Pacific Research Laboratory
Enewetak
MH
Kevin Mackay
  • User

Geographic Coverage

Marshall Islands

Bounding Coordinates South West [8.7, 160.8], North East [11.62, 167.76]

Taxonomic Coverage

Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1981-01-01 / 1982-12-31

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Johnson, S. and Boucher, L.M., 1983. Notes on some Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Marshall Islands, including 57 new records. Pacific Science (1983), vol. 37, no. 3

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Alternative Identifiers https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=opisthobranchia_marshalls