# 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 ------------------------- 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 ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 10 ========================= 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 ------------------------- Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 1 Antillogorgia 11 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 14 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 2 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 3 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 23 23 3 nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 32 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 54 54 13 nd nd nd Antillogorgia rigida ar 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 18 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 5 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 6 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Eunicea sp esp 2018-06-24 R 6 Eunicea 25 nd nd nd nd 2 Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 6 Antillogorgia 37 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 6 Gorgonia 42 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 6 Antillogorgia 27 27 15 nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 7 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 9 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 9 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 20 ========================= 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 ------------------------- Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 1 Gorgonia 24 nd nd nd only the central branch es (veins) of the colony remain nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 1 Plexaura 18 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 1 Gorgonia 5 8 nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 R 2 Eunicea 5 12 nd nd nd nd Plexaurella dichotoma pd 2018-06-24 R 2 Plexaurella 26 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 2 Plexaura 16 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 R 2 Eunicea 3 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 2 Plexaura 21 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 2 Antillogorgia 50 50 15 nd C. gibbosum nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 2 Gorgonia 46 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 2 Gorgonia 5 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 R 3 Pseudoplexaura 16 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 R 3 Pseudoplexaura 20 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 3 Antillogorgia 6 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 3 Antillogorgia 10 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 R 4 Pseudoplexaura 17 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 5 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Plexaurella grisea pg 2018-06-24 L 5 Plexaurella 50 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 7 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Eunicea sp esp 2018-06-24 L 8 Eunicea 7 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 9 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 30 ========================= 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 ------------------------- Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 L 0 Antillogorgia 38 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 0 Gorgonia 11 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 0 Plexaura 35 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 0 Gorgonia 44 44 15 nd Millepora nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 R 0 Gorgonia 12 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea tourneforti eto 2018-06-24 R 1 Eunicea 22 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia rigida ar 2018-06-24 R 1 Antillogorgia 15 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 1 Plexaura 23 23 8 nd C. gibbosum nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 27 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 1 Antillogorgia 31 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 30 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 18 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 27 nd nd nd C. gibbosum nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 1 Gorgonia 52 52 16 nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 1 Antillogorgia 85 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 L 1 Antillogorgia 32 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 R 2 Antillogorgia 51 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 R 2 Antillogorgia 33 nd nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 2 Antillogorgia 24 nd nd nd nd nd Eunicea flexuosa efl 2018-06-24 L 2 Eunicea 32 50 nd nd nd nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 R 4 Antillogorgia 7 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 5 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Antillogorgia acerosa ac 2018-06-24 L 7 Antillogorgia 16 25 nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 8 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 40 ========================= 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 ------------------------- Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 L 0 Plexaura 22 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 L 0 Pseudoplexaura 19 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 L 0 Pseudoplexaura 5 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 1 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 3 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 5 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Antillogorgia americana aa 2018-06-24 L 6 Antillogorgia 10 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 L 7 Pseudoplexaura 13 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 L 7 Pseudoplexaura 9 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 7 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 8 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 R 9 Plexaura 18 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 9 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd ========================= Transect_Position ------------------------- 50 ========================= 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 ------------------------- nd nd 2018-06-24 L 0 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 L 2 Pseudoplexaura 17 nd nd nd nd nd Briareum asbestinum (upright) bau 2018-06-24 L 2 Briareum 8 nd nd nd nd nd Gorgonia ventalina gv 2018-06-24 L 2 Gorgonia 30 nd nd nd C. gibbosum nd Plexaura kuna pk 2018-06-24 L 3 Plexaura 14 nd nd nd nd nd Plexaura kukenthali pk 2018-06-24 L 3 Plexaura 22 nd nd nd nd nd Pseudoplexaura wagenaari pw 2018-06-24 L 3 Pseudoplexaura 39 nd nd nd nd nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 3 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 5 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 5 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 6 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 7 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 L 8 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd nd nd 2018-06-24 R 9 nd nd nd nd nd No colonies present nd