On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes

This is a historical dataset by Edward Forbes regarding species of the family Ophiuridae from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea within the years 1841 and 1843. Species occurrence data is provided while temporal and spatial data is not provided for every record.

IdentificationAbout this resource

Alternate Identifier: 10.15468/akxn5j

Alternate Identifier: http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=forbes_ophiuridae

Publication Date: 2023-01-31

Title: On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes

Abstract: This is a historical dataset by Edward Forbes regarding species of the family Ophiuridae from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea within the years 1841 and 1843. Species occurrence data is provided while temporal and spatial data is not provided for every record.

Dataset Language: ENGLISH

Dataset Creator: Department of Environment, Ionian University - Panagiotis Zachariou (BSc Student)

M. Minotou-Giannopoulou str. Panagoula
,
Zakynthos
,
Ionian Islands
,
29100
,
GREECE

Dataset Creator: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Data Manager)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes
,
Heraklion
,
Crete
,
71500
,
GREECE

Dataset Creator: Department of Environment, Ionian University - Vasilis Gerovasileiou (Assistant Professor)

M. Minotou-Giannopoulou str. Panagoula
,
Zakynthos
,
Ionian Islands
,
29100
,
GREECE

Metadata Provider: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Data Manager)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes
,
Heraklion
,
Crete
,
71500
,
GREECE

Associated Party: USER

Georgia Sarafidou

Dataset Contact: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Georgia Sarafidou (Data Manager)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes
,
Heraklion
,
Crete
,
71500
,
GREECE

Dataset Contact: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Dimitra Mavraki (Data Node Manager)

Former U.S. Base of Gournes
,
Heraklion
,
Crete
,
71500
,
GREECE

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

historical dataset
Eastern Mediterranean
Ophiuridae

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description: The dataset regards coastal regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Verbatim locations are provided in the original publication and coordinates were generated with the use of marineregions.org/gazetteer.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate: 17.93

East Bounding Coordinate: 37.002

North Bounding Coordinate: 42.098

South Bounding Coordinate: 30.069

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date: 1841-01-01

End Date: 1843-12-31

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage: The datasets regards species of the family Ophiuridae. There are four newly described species.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: Family

Taxonomic Rank Value: Ophiuridae

resourceLicensesLicense Information

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

Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp: 2026-04-14T08:24:10Z

Citation: Zachariou P, Sarafidou G, Gerovasileiou V (2023). On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/akxn5j accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

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

• Project

Title: On the Radiata of the Eastern Mediterranean. Part I. Ophiuridae, by Edward Forbes

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name: Georgia

Surname: Sarafidou

Role: ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract

Funding

• Method

Method Step

Description: -

Sampling

Study Extent: The dataset regards coastal regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Verbatim locations are provided in the original publication and coordinates were generated with the use of marineregions.org/gazetteer.

Sampling Description: Based on extracts of the original publication "I dredged it in various depths" and "This pretty little Starfish was dredged…" it is concluded that the sampling instrument of the cruise was a dredge.