# Octocoral species surveys: adults # Octocoral colony heights measured during transect surveys at four sites on the south shore of St. John, US Virgin Islands in June-August 2018. # H. Lasker (U. Buffalo) # version: 2019-09-23 # ========================= Site lat lon Census_Year ------------------------- ECabritte 18.3092 -64.7188 2018 ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 0 ========================= Genus_Species Species_code Date Side_of_transect Meter_on_transect Genus Height_of_living_tissue_cm Total_height Basal_damage Damage Comments_1 Comments_2_sample_tag ------------------------- Pseudoplexaura flagellosa pf 2018-06-29 R 0 Pseudoplexaura 40 nd nd 1 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-29 R 0 Gorgonia 8 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-29 R 0 Antillogorgia 37 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea calyculata ec 2018-06-29 R 0 Eunicea 43 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-29 R 0 Eunicea 33 nd nd 1 nd nd Pseudoplexaura porosa pp 2018-06-29 R 0 Pseudoplexaura 56 56 18 2 C. gibbosum nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-29 R 0 Eunicea 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Muriceopsis flavida mf 2018-06-29 R 0 Muriceopsis 22 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tayrona eta 2018-06-29 R 0 Eunicea 25 nd nd 0 C. gibbosum nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-06-29 L 0 Eunicea 40 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella nutans pnu 2018-06-29 L 0 Plexaurella 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea clavigera ecl 2018-06-29 L 0 Eunicea 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-29 L 0 Eunicea 35 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-06-29 L 0 Pseudoplexaura 28 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-29 L 0 Eunicea 26 26 6 2 nd nd Muricea muricata mm 2018-06-29 L 0 Muricea 8 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-29 L 0 Antillogorgia 10 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-29 L 0 Plexaurella 44 44 10 1 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-29 L 0 Gorgonia 7 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-06-29 L 0 Eunicea 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Pterogorgia citrina pci 2018-06-29 L 0 Pterogorgia 7 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-06-29 R 1 Eunicea 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea clavigera ecl 2018-06-29 R 1 Eunicea 44 nd nd 0 nd 8 Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-29 R 1 Plexaurella 32 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-08-03 L 1 Eunicea 26 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea calyculata ec 2018-08-03 L 1 Eunicea 11 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-03 L 1 Eunicea 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-08-03 L 1 Antillogorgia 6 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-08-03 L 1 Eunicea 41 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-08-03 L 1 Plexaurella 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-08-03 L 1 Gorgonia 24 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-08-03 L 1 Pseudoplexaura 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-03 L 1 Eunicea 36 nd nd 0 nd nd Muricea muricata mm 2018-08-03 L 1 Muricea 7 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-03 L 1 Eunicea 22 22 11 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-08-03 L 1 Gorgonia 8 nd nd 0 nd nd Pterogorgia citrina pci 2018-08-03 L 1 Pterogorgia 7 nd nd 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-29 L 2 Gorgonia 8 nd nd 3 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-06-29 L 2 Eunicea 27 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-06-29 L 2 Eunicea 14 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-06-29 L 2 Eunicea 10 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-29 L 2 Antillogorgia 22 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea succinea esu 2018-08-03 R 4 Eunicea 20 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-08-03 R 4 Plexaura 23 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-03 R 4 Eunicea 20 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-08-03 R 4 Pseudoplexaura 38 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-08-03 R 4 Pseudoplexaura 57 57 34 3 nd nd Pseudoplexaura porosa pp 2018-08-03 R 4 Pseudoplexaura 47 nd nd 0 pp2 nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-08-03 R 4 Eunicea 24 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-08-03 R 4 Plexaura 26 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-08-03 R 4 Antillogorgia 21 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-08-04 L 5 Pseudoplexaura 14 nd nd 1 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-08-04 L 5 Plexaurella 30 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-08-04 L 5 Eunicea 19 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-04 L 5 Eunicea 30 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaura homomalla ph 2018-08-04 L 5 Plexaura 24 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-08-04 L 5 Eunicea 33 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-04 L 5 Eunicea 35 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-08-04 L 5 Antillogorgia 24 25 18 4 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-08-03 R 6 Eunicea 24 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-08-03 R 6 Eunicea 36 nd nd 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-08-03 R 6 Gorgonia 37 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-08-03 R 6 Pseudoplexaura 33 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-08-04 L 9 Antillogorgia 68 nd nd 1 2 C. gibbosum nd Plexaura kuna pk 2018-08-04 L 9 Plexaura 42 42 16 3 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-08-04 L 9 Antillogorgia 47 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-08-04 L 9 Pseudoplexaura 44 nd nd 1 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-08-04 L 9 Pseudoplexaura 24 nd nd 1 nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-08-04 L 9 Pseudoplexaura 52 nd nd 1 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-08-04 L 9 Antillogorgia 23 nd nd 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-08-04 L 9 Gorgonia 36 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-08-04 L 9 Plexaurella 40 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-08-04 L 9 Pseudoplexaura 46 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-08-04 L 9 Eunicea 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Pterogorgia citrina pci 2018-06-29 R 9 Pterogorgia 9 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-29 R 9 Antillogorgia 17 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea succinea esu 2018-06-29 R 9 Eunicea 8 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia rigida ar 2018-06-29 R 9 Antillogorgia 63 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-29 R 9 Antillogorgia 10 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-29 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 45 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-06-29 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 17 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-29 R 9 Eunicea 68 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea succinea esu 2018-06-29 R 9 Eunicea 24 nd nd 0 nd nd Muricea muricata mm 2018-06-29 R 9 Muricea 7 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea mammosa em 2018-06-29 R 9 Eunicea 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Briareum asbestinum (upright) bau 2018-06-29 R 9 Briareum 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura porosa pp 2018-06-29 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 42 nd nd 1 nd nd Pterogorgia citrina pci 2018-06-29 R 9 Pterogorgia 7 nd nd 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-29 R 9 Gorgonia 33 nd nd 0 nd nd ========================= Site lat lon Census_Year ------------------------- Europa 18.3167 -64.7299 2018 ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 0 ========================= Genus_Species Species_code Date Side_of_transect Meter_on_transect Genus Height_of_living_tissue_cm Total_height Basal_damage Damage Comments_1 Comments_2_sample_tag ------------------------- Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 0 Plexaurella 33 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 0 Plexaurella 47 51 nd 0 C. gibbosum nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 0 Plexaurella 27 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 0 Plexaurella 22 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea calyculata ec 2018-06-25 R 0 Eunicea 36 nd nd 0 nd nd Muriceopsis flavida mf 2018-06-25 R 0 Muriceopsis 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Muricea atlantica ma 2018-06-25 R 0 Muricea 12 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tayrona eta 2018-06-25 R 0 Eunicea 11 nd nd 0 nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-25 R 0 Gorgonia 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-25 R 0 Antillogorgia 52 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 1 Plexaurella 29 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea calyculata ec 2018-06-25 L 1 Eunicea 23 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 1 Plexaurella 24 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 1 Plexaurella 12 nd nd 0 nd nd nd nd 2018-06-25 R 2 nd nd nd nd 0 No colonies present nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-25 L 3 Antillogorgia 53 53 21 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 3 Plexaurella 15 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 3 Plexaurella 10 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 3 Plexaurella 17 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-06-25 L 3 Eunicea 5 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea asperula ea 2018-06-25 R 5 Eunicea 64 nd nd 0 nd 3 Pterogorgia guadalupensis pgu 2018-06-25 R 5 Pterogorgia 26 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia rigida ar 2018-06-25 R 5 Antillogorgia 60 60 22 0 nd nd Muriceopsis flavida mf 2018-06-25 L 5 Muriceopsis 18 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea calyculata ec 2018-06-25 L 5 Eunicea 11 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-25 L 5 Antillogorgia 25 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea asperula ea 2018-06-25 L 5 Eunicea 16 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-25 L 5 Antillogorgia 26 nd nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-25 L 5 Eunicea 17 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 L 5 Plexaurella 12 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella grisea pg 2018-06-25 L 5 Plexaurella 33 nd nd 0 nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-25 L 5 Pseudoplexaura 6 11 nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-25 L 6 Eunicea 2 10 nd 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-25 L 6 Eunicea 32 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-25 L 6 Antillogorgia 43 43 33 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-25 R 7 Eunicea 58 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-25 R 7 Antillogorgia 53 68 47 0 nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-25 R 7 Eunicea 15 nd nd 0 nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-25 R 7 Plexaurella 12 nd nd 0 nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-25 L 8 Antillogorgia 25 25 18 0 nd nd Plexaurella grisea pg 2018-06-25 L 8 Plexaurella 35 nd nd 0 nd nd ========================= Site lat lon Census_Year ------------------------- Tektite 18.3129 -64.7299 2018 ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 0 ========================= Genus_Species Species_code Date Side_of_transect Meter_on_transect Genus Height_of_living_tissue_cm Total_height Basal_damage Damage Comments_1 Comments_2_sample_tag ------------------------- Pseudoplexaura porosa pp 2018-06-24 L 0 Pseudoplexaura 44 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 0 Gorgonia 50 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 0 Plexaura 21 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 0 Plexaura 17 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 0 Antillogorgia 32 nd nd nd C. gibbosum nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 R 0 Antillogorgia 31 31 13 nd C. gibbosum nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 1 Antillogorgia 59 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 20 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 24 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 2 Antillogorgia 37 nd nd nd nd nd Briareum asbestinum (upright) bau 2018-06-24 R 2 Briareum 11 nd nd nd nd nd Briareum asbestinum (upright) bau 2018-06-24 R 2 Briareum 16 nd nd nd C. gibbosum nd Plexaurella nutans pnu 2018-06-24 R 2 Plexaurella 44 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 2 Gorgonia 32 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 2 Antillogorgia 17 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 2 Antillogorgia 14 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia mariae gm 2018-06-24 L 3 Gorgonia 6 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 3 Antillogorgia 48 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 3 Gorgonia 17 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 3 Antillogorgia 16 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 42 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia rigida ar 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 50 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 12 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 R 4 Eunicea 14 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 5 Antillogorgia 12 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea succinea esu 2018-06-24 L 9 Eunicea 26 nd nd nd nd 1 Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 L 9 Antillogorgia 43 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-24 L 9 Plexaurella 27 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 9 Gorgonia 16 nd nd nd C. gibbosum nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 9 Gorgonia 5 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 R 9 Eunicea 43 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 9 Antillogorgia 22 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 25 25 8 nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 9 Gorgonia 25 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 9 Gorgonia 17 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-06-24 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 14 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 9 Antillogorgia 34 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea clavigera ecl 2018-06-24 R 9 Eunicea 10 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 9 Gorgonia 21 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 R 9 Antillogorgia 19 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 9 Gorgonia 27 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 9 Antillogorgia 72 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura crucis pc 2018-06-24 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 16 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 R 9 Eunicea 12 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura flagellosa pf 2018-06-24 R 9 Pseudoplexaura 17 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 9 Antillogorgia 26 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 R 9 Eunicea 8 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea tourneforti f. atra etoa 2018-06-24 R 9 Eunicea 56 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 9 Gorgonia 38 nd nd nd nd nd