The marine algae of Alexandria. I. A report on some marine algae collected from the vicinity of Alexandria by A. H. Nasr (1940). Notes and Memoirs No. 36

This is a historical dataset, published in 1940, regarding the marine algae of Alexandria. The survey was conducted by A. H. Nasr, Assistant Director of the Marine Biological Station in Ghardaqa, Egypt and it was facilitated by the Fuad I Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries in Alexandria, Egypt. The dataset contains occurrence data of the algae found in the wider marine region of Alexandria within the year 1933.

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IdentificationAbout this resource

Alternate Identifier

10.15468/mkh5n3

Alternate Identifier
http://192.135.166.161/resource?r=egypt_algae_1
Publication Date
2024-02-26
Title

The marine algae of Alexandria. I. A report on some marine algae collected from the vicinity of Alexandria by A. H. Nasr (1940). Notes and Memoirs No. 36

Abstract

This is a historical dataset, published in 1940, regarding the marine algae of Alexandria. The survey was conducted by A. H. Nasr, Assistant Director of the Marine Biological Station in Ghardaqa, Egypt and it was facilitated by the Fuad I Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries in Alexandria, Egypt. The dataset contains occurrence data of the algae found in the wider marine region of Alexandria within the year 1933.

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
  Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Technician)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes

,

Heraklion

,

Crete

,

71500

,

GREECE

Metadata Provider
  Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Technician)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes

,

Heraklion

,

Crete

,

71500

,

GREECE

Associated Party

USER
  Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Technician)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes

,

Heraklion

,

Crete

,

71500

,

GREECE

Associated Party

CUSTODIAN_STEWARD
  Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Dimitra Mavraki (Data Manager)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes

,

Heraklion

,

Crete

,

71500

,

GREECE

Dataset Contact
  Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Technician)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes

,

Heraklion

,

Crete

,

71500

,

GREECE

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml)

  • Mediterranean

  • Algae

  • Egypt

  • Metadata

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml)

  • Samplingevent

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

This is an approximate bounding box, based on the map provided in a supplementary archive. It includes also a number of locations which have not yet been georeferenced.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

29.655

East Bounding Coordinate

30.447

North Bounding Coordinate

31.478

South Bounding Coordinate

30.993

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1933

End Date

1933

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset concerns marine macroalgae (seaweeds) of three phyla, namely; Chlorophyta, Ochrophyta and Rhodophyta.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Rhodophyta

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chlorophyta

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Ochrophyta

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Intellectual Rights

To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the

Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

. Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

Resource License

License Name

Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal

URL
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
Identifier

CC0-1.0

 

Distribution

Online

URL
https://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=egypt_algae_1
 

Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2026-04-14T08:24:22Z

Citation

Sarafidou G (2024). The marine algae of Alexandria. I. A report on some marine algae collected from the vicinity of Alexandria by A. H. Nasr (1940). Notes and Memoirs No. 36. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mkh5n3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

The publication "Steuer Ad., 1935. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. I Preliminary report. Notes and Memoirs No 8, Fisheries Research Directorate, Egypt"

http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor

was used in order to determine the localities of the present dataset.

Sampling

Study Extent

This digitised historical dataset is part of the bigger floristical and faunistical qualitative survey "The fishery grounds near Alexandria" coordinated by Adolf Steuer. It concerns the area along the coasts of the city of Alexandria in Egypt during the year 1933.

Sampling Description

The samplings were realised in one day trips with the use of the vessel "El hoot", a motor boat of 15 metres. In favourable weather conditions a rowing boat was used instead, in order to approach shallow waters and cliffs. The sampler for the benthic assemblages was a dredge with a 20*70 cm opening and in shallow waters the material was taken by diving. Collections on the shore were also made, whenever samples had been washed up onto it.

qualityControl

Description

Taxonomy checked using WoRMS (match taxa tool).