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Occurrence record: MIZ:Z85657

Preserved specimen of Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816) | Small Knob Coral recorded on 1976-03-30
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Supplied collection code "MIZ"
Catalog number Z85657
Other catalog numbers ["289-89"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MIZ:85657
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Marsh, L.M.  
Collector Marsh, L.M.; Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W.
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT

Event

Occurrence date 1976-03-30
Supplied as year:1976  month:3  day:30 
End day of year 90
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 90

Taxonomy

Scientific name Plesiastrea versipora
Identified to rank species
Common name Small Knob Coral
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Plesiastreidae
Genus Plesiastrea
Species Plesiastrea versipora
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Lamarck, 1816)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -28.8872
Supplied as: "-28.8872"
Longitude 113.8589
Supplied as: "113.8589"
Datum EPSG:4326
Island Gun Island
Island group Houtman Abrolhos, Pelsaert Group
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28°53`14"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 113°51`32"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Houtman Abrolhos Islands
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Houtman Abrolhos Islands
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Agricultural
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Agricultural Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Agricultural Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 7 Regions Geraldton Sandplains
    IBRA 7 Subregions Geraldton Hills
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions South-West
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Northampton (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Geraldton
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF NORTHAMPTON
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 70
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3585
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHAMPTON - MULLEWA - GREENOUGH
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MID WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (SOUTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) GERALDTON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) GERALDTON - NORTH
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) GERALDTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) AGRICULTURAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 544.0 frequency
    Species Richness 236.0 frequency