Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Asteroidea database.

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Moreau, Camille, Mah, Christopher, Agüera, Antonio, Améziane, Nadia, Barnes, David, Crokaert, Guillaume, Eléaume, Marc, Griffiths, Huw, Guillaumot, Charlène, Hemery, Lenaïg G., Jażdżewska, Anna, Jossart, Quentin, Laptikhovsky, Vladimir, Linse, Katrin, Neill, Kate, Sands, Chester, Saucède, Thomas, Schiaparelli, Stefano, Siciński, Jacek, Vasset, Noémie, Danis, Bruno
• Other Authors: Marine Biology Lab, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Biogéosciences UMR 6282 (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau, Direction générale déléguée à la Recherche, à l’Expertise, à la Valorisation et à l’Enseignement-Formation (DGD.REVE), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB ), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), Laboratory of Polar Biology and Oceanobiology, University of Lódź = Uniwersytet Łódzki, Marine Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft (CEFAS), Shallow Marine Surveys Group, Coasts and Oceans Centre, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Wellington (NIWA), Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences (DISTAV), Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa (UniGe), Work supported by a “Fonds pour la formation à la Recherche dans l’Industrie et l’Agriculture” (FRIA) grants, and by MNHN invited researcher grants (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Asteroidea; presence-only data; Southern Ocean; Sub-Antarctic; [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology; [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01760802; https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.22751

16 pages International audience The present dataset is a compilation of georeferenced occurrences of asteroids (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Southern Ocean. Occurrence data south of 45°S latitude were mined from various sources together with information regarding the taxonomy, the sampling source and sampling sites when available. Records from 1872 to 2016 were thoroughly checked to ensure the quality of a dataset that reaches a total of 13,840 occurrences from 4,580 unique sampling events. Information regarding the reproductive strategy (brooders vs. broadcasters) of 63 species is also made available. This dataset represents the most exhaustive occurrence database on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic asteroids.