Antarctic Sea Star Taxonomic And Distribution Records

Taxonomic and distribution data for Asteroidea (sea stars) collected from Antarctic and Subantarctic regions. The dataset comprises information on 1800 specimens identified across 5 collections. It was created at the Marine Biology Laboratory of the Free University of Brussels and published in 1989.

Use Cases

• Analyze species distribution patterns across the Antarctic and Subantarctic regions using location data.
• Study taxonomic composition and diversity of Asteroidea across different collections.
• Model habitat suitability for sea stars based on geographic and environmental correlates of the distribution records.

Strengths

• Contains data on 1800 individual specimens.
• Represents 5 distinct collections of sea stars.

Limitations

• Data is from 1989 and may not reflect current species distributions or taxonomic classifications.
• Specific column names and data structure are unknown, complicating direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Marine Biology Laboratory of the Free University of Brussels (Prof M. Jangoux), via SCAR-MarBIN.

Collection Method

Electronic version of a thesis; data from identified specimen collections.

Freshness

1989-12-12

Geography

Antarctic and Subantarctic regions.