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Occurrence record: Invertebrates - Marine & Other:U.4721

Preserved specimen of Watersipora arcuata Banta, 1969 | Lace Coral recorded on 1997-05-22
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "Invertebrates - Marine & Other"
Catalog number U.4721
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1179235","urn:catalog:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:U.4721"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Invertebrates - Marine & Other:U.4721
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Bock, Dr P  
Collector CSIRO - CRIMP
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Date identified 2005

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1084746
Occurrence date 1997-05-22
End day of year 142
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 142

Taxonomy

Scientific name Watersipora arcuata
Supplied scientific name "Watersipora arcuata Banta, 1969"
Identified to rank species
Common name Lace Coral
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Bryozoa
Class Gymnolaemata
Order Cheilostomata
Supplied as "Cheilostomatida"
Family Watersiporidae
Genus Watersipora
Species Watersipora arcuata
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Watersipora arcuata Banta, 1969
Scientific name authorship Banta, 1969
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Banta, 1969

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -21.116
Supplied as: "-21.116"
Longitude 149.216
Supplied as: "149.216"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Mackay, Berth 4
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[QLDMAB4QUALPHOTO] Australia, Queensland, Mackay, Berth 4 (21° 07' S, 149° 13' E) 22/05/1997 - 1997, CSIRO - Crimp(Collector)";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 21° 7' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 149° 13' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2020/7/21
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10m-100m

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
    NRM Regions 2010 Mackay Whitsunday
    NRM Regions 2017 Mackay Whitsunday
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Mackay Whitsunday
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Mackay Whitsunday
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Central Mackay Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 PIONEER RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Mackay
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Mackay
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Townsville - Mackay
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Dawson
    Local Government Areas 2011 Mackay (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Mackay - Pt A
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MACKAY REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 39
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 4479
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) MACKAY HARBOUR
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MACKAY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MACKAY - ISAAC - WHITSUNDAY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DAWSON
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MACKAY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MACKAY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MACKAY
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Mackay
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Mackay Harbour
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Mackay
    Postal Areas 2021 4740
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Inner Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Mackay Harbour
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Mackay
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
    Tourism Regions 2021 Mackay
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Mangrove
    Forests of Australia 2018B Other native forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Mangroves,tidal mudflats,samphires and bare areas,claypan,sand,rock,salt lakes,lagoons,lakes
    Vegetation types - present Mangroves

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 8871.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1120.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1542.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 129.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 82.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 76.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 735.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 84.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 795.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 20.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 20.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 17.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.44 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.19
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 26.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 26.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1566.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 112.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 16.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 93.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 87.125435 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 842.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 352.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 896.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.154167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 16.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 13.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 18.416666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 7.3749995 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 19.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 43.898808 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 342.44083
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 30.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 26.816668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 26.616667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.73
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 4.0 m