Harant H. 1939. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. Ascidiacea (Cartes 1-5). Notes et Memoirs No 28.

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Alternate Identifier: 10.15468/kzvjzv

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Publication Date: 2020-04-16

Title: Harant H. 1939. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. Ascidiacea (Cartes 1-5). Notes et Memoirs No 28.

Abstract: This is a historical dataset that was published in 1939 by H. Harant and concerns of the faunistic report on the Ascidiacea collected during the floristical and faunistical survey of Adolf Steuer on the coasts near Alexandria mainly with the vessel “El Hoot”. This dataset contains occurrence data of Ascidiacea in the coasts of Alexandria, Egypt. Temporal coverage for this dataset is not described in the historical paper but only in the preliminary report of the expedition. Thus, it is assumed that the sample collection was done in the autumn of 1933 (beggining from the end of August to end of November).The digitization of this dataset was done by LifewatchGreece team.

Dataset Language: FRENCH

Dataset Creator: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture - Stamatina Nikolopoulou (Data Manager)

Metadata Provider: University of Crete - Irini Tsikopoulou (Data Manager)

Dataset Contact: University of Crete - Irini Tsikopoulou (Data Manager)

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Metadata

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description: Ascidiacea were found in about 30 sampling stations near Alexandria, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate: 29.659

East Bounding Coordinate: 30.426

North Bounding Coordinate: 31.473

South Bounding Coordinate: 31.054

Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: Class

Taxonomic Rank Value: Ascidiacea

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URL: http://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=egyptexpeditionascidiacea

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GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp: 2026-04-14T08:22:46Z

Citation: Irini Tsikopoulou and Stamatina Nikolopoulou (2016). Digitation of Les fonds de peche pres d'Alexandrie. Ascidiacea. Notes et Memoires No 28. Institut Fouad 1er d’Hydrobiologie et de peche, 1939, Egypt https://doi.org/10.15468/kzvjzv accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

Logo URL: http://ipt.medobis.eu/logo.do?r=egyptexpeditionascidiacea

Formation Period: autumn of 1933

• Project

Title: Digitization of Historical Dataset-Egypt Expedition

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name: Irini

Surname: Tsikopoulou

Role: ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract

Funding: LifewatchGreece

• Method

Method Step

Description: Adolf Steuer.Preliminary report.The Fishery Grounds Near Alexandria. Notes and Memories No 8. http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor

Sampling

Study Extent: This digitized historical dataset is based on a faunistic report compiled from the expedition by the Fisheries Research Directorate in fishery grounds near Alexandria at 1933.

Sampling Description: This dataset is only a part of a large faunistical expedition ( http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor) that took place in the coasts near Alexandria. The samples were collected by A. Steuer. For bottom samples almost exclusively a dredge with 20x70 cm opening was used. A single catch was made in a depth of 20 m with a large otter trawl in the eastern part of the Bay of Abukir. In general, the motor-launch of the Marine Laboratory "El Hoot" was used for dredging and a rowing boat in shallow water. All excursions were one-day trips. After the expedition, taxonomic identification of the samples was done by specialists. The results of this expedition were published in separate for each taxonomic group volumes. Thus, sampling methods were described in a preliminary report by A. Steuer. Ascidian species were identified by H. Harant.