Kenyan reef corals sampled in November 1990

This dataset contains a taxonomic list of corals found at the Kenyan reefs (i.e. in Nyali, Bamburi South North, Vipingo, Malindi) during a sampling campaign in November 1990. Corals were collected by snorkeling and SCUBA diving. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Melles, A. (1991). Taxonomic and sclerochronological studies of Kenyan reef corals. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 83 pp.

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2021-12-02
Title

Kenyan reef corals sampled in November 1990

Abstract

This dataset contains a taxonomic list of corals found at the Kenyan reefs (i.e. in Nyali, Bamburi South North, Vipingo, Malindi) during a sampling campaign in November 1990. Corals were collected by snorkeling and SCUBA diving. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Melles, A. (1991). Taxonomic and sclerochronological studies of Kenyan reef corals. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 83 pp.

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en

 
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custodianSteward
  Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

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Keywords (ASFA)

  • Coral

  • Coral reefs

  • ISW, Kenya, coast, Malindi Bay

  • ISW, Kenya, Coast, Vipingo

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ISW, Kenya, Coast, Nyali

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ISW, Kenyan Coast

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1990-11-01

End Date

1990-11-01

Taxonomic Coverage

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Acroporidae

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family

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Agariciidae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

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Taxonomic Classification

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class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Anthozoa

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

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family

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Caryophylliidae

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General Taxonomic Coverage

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family

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Faviidae

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General Taxonomic Coverage

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family

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Fungiidae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153786

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genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Millepora

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

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family

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Mussidae

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General Taxonomic Coverage

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Pectinidae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

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family

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Pocilloporidae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

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family

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Poritidae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

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Taxonomic Classification

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genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Tubipora

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Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields

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Date Stamp

2021-12-02T15:08:19+01:00

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Citation

Melles A.; Borel Best M.; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME). VUB: Belgium; National Museum of Natural History: The Netherlands; (2016): Kenyan reef corals sampled in November 1990. ( http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=datasetdasid=4504) http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/109

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