List of marine species observed during diving in Monastir area, Tunisia, 2023

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IdentificationAbout this resource

Alternate Identifier

10.15468/4v7dmw

Alternate Identifier

7b30f242-1317-495e-84e9-417d440ef07a

Alternate Identifier
http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=tunsea09-2023
Publication Date
2024-01-30
Title

List of marine species observed during diving in Monastir area, Tunisia, 2023

Abstract

On the 1st of September 2023, TunSea#39;s platform selected a comprehensive inventory of species presentation derived from a diving excursion in Monastir Bay in Tunisia. This compilation concerns diverse taxonomic groups, ranging from Bivalvia and Crustacea to Gastropoda. The meticulous identification and validation of these species were executed by proficient taxonomists of the association.

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
Metadata Provider
Associated Party
Dataset Contact
Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml)

  • Samplingevent

Keywords (none)

  • Citizen Science

Keywords (Marine Regions)

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Monastir Bay, Tunisia

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/26730

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-180

East Bounding Coordinate

180

North Bounding Coordinate

90

South Bounding Coordinate

-90

Temporal Coverage

Single Date Time

2023-09-01

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

Osteichthyes; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Crustacea; Cnidaria; Gastropoda; Echinodermata

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Value

Osteichthyes

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mollusca

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Bivalvia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Subphylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Crustacea

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cnidaria

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Gastropoda

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Echinodermata

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Intellectual Rights

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Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Resource License

License Name

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

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https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
Identifier

CC-BY-4.0

 

Distribution

Online

URL
http://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=tunsea09-2023
 

Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2026-04-14T08:23:59Z

Citation

BOUHLEL R (2024). List of marine species observed during diving in Monastir area, Tunisia, 2023. Version 1.2. Hellenic Center for Marine Research. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/4v7dmw accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

 

Project

• Project

Title

TunSea Association

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Ramla

Surname

BOUHLEL

Role

CONTENT_PROVIDER

Abstract

data is derived from a diving excursion in Monastir Bay, on the 1st of September 2023. This compilation concerns a diverse taxonomic groups, ranging from Bivalvia and Crustacea to Gastropoda. The meticulous identification and validation of these species were executed by proficient taxonomists of the association.

Funding

Study Area Description

Descriptor

Monastir Bay, located on the eastern coast of Tunisia was, a few decades ago, characterized by high marine biodiversity. However, the environmental quality of this coast is affected by several urban and industrial discharges.

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

Diving and photos of marine species

Sampling

Study Extent

Monastir Bay

Sampling Description

List of marine species observed during diving

qualityControl

Description

WoRMS is used for taxonomic checks and Marine Regions for locality.