M. Burton (1936). The Fishery grounds near Alexandria IX – Sponges. Notes and Memoirs No.17. Department of Zoology, British Museum. Fisheries Research Directorate. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Egypt.

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Alternate Identifier

10.15468/9rjqln

Alternate Identifier
http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egypt2
Alternate Identifier

e6a7eff1-f9fa-444e-b3f5-d6f3c4bfe1b2

Publication Date
2020-05-19
Title

M. Burton (1936). The Fishery grounds near Alexandria IX – Sponges. Notes and Memoirs No.17. Department of Zoology, British Museum. Fisheries Research Directorate. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Egypt.

Abstract

This historical collection consists of 150 specimens and it is of particular interest since it is the first to be taken from the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. The main point of importance brought out by the present investigations is that there are definite signs of an immigration of sponges from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

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

  • Metadata

Keywords (none)

  • Eastern Mediterranean

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  • Historical Dataset

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  • Spongs

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Eastern, western Alexandria harbour, Mersa Matruh Reef.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

26.829

East Bounding Coordinate

32.52

North Bounding Coordinate

32.287

South Bounding Coordinate

30.316

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1933-08-30

End Date

1933-11-16

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

This collection of sponges consists of more than 122 records and 48 species.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Porifera

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Intellectual Rights

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

Resource License

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Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal

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CC0-1.0

 

Distribution

Online

URL
http://ipt.medobis.eu/archive.do?r=egypt2
 

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Metadata

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Date Stamp

2026-04-14T08:23:08Z

Citation

Mavraki Dimitra, Paranou Giota and Nikolopoulou Stamatina (2017). Digitation of The fishery grounds near Alexandria. IX Sponges. Notes and Memoirs No 17. Fisheries Research Directorate, 1936, Egypt https://doi.org/10.15468/9rjqln accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-14.

Collection

This dataset is only a part from a large faunistical expedition( http://ipt.medobis.eu/resource?r=egyptexpeditionpreliminaryrepor) that took place in the coasts near Alexandria.

 

Methods

• 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

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. 54 stations in total.

Sampling Description

Catches with no specific reference to sampling protocol or method.