Marine algae from the Suva Lagoon and reef, Fiji

Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt1

1 University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Corresponding author(s): Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt

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Resource Citation

N'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

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.

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen

General description

Additional information: marine, harvested by iOBIS

Data published through GBIF: https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=suva_algae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Mainly Suva Harbour and surrounds.
Coordinates: 19°28'37.02''S and 15°17'3.07''S Latitude; 177°0'42.19''E and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 22, 1934 - October 22, 1999

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Marine algae from the Suva Lagoon and reef, Fiji
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/archive.do?r=suva_algae
Publication date of data: 2023-10-26
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-10-23
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
Antoine De Ramon, N'Yeurt, 2001. Marine algae from the Suva Lagoon and reef, Fiji. Australian systematic botany, 14(5), pp.689-869.