Echinoids_Kerguelen_Plateau_1872_2015

Method steps

The present dataset focuses on all species of the class Echinoidea (Echinodermata) that are distributed on the Kerguelen Plateau. Echinoids are common species of benthic communities in the Southern Ocean and on the Kerguelen Plateau (David et al. 2005). They are diversified and well-studied. Historical data are available since 1872, starting with the Challenger Expedition, and are completed with recent occurrences collected nearshore areas of the Kerguelen Islands during the PROTEKER campaigns (2013-2015). Echinoid studies take part in conservation issues. Ctenocidaris nutrix is considered a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) indicator species by CCAMLR (Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) and is widely distributed on the Kerguelen Plateau. On the Kerguelen Plateau, the Class Echinoidea includes five families, 10 genera, and 12 species. Species distribution is shown in Figure 2.

1. Echinodermata
   rank: phylum
2. Echinoidea
   rank: class
3. Camarodonta
   rank: order
4. Cidaroida
   rank: order
5. Holasteroida
   rank: order
6. Spatangoida
   rank: order
7. Ctenocidarinae
   rank: family
8. Echinidae
   rank: family
9. Plexechinidae
   rank: family
10. Pourtalesiidae
    rank: family
11. Schizasteridae
    rank: family
12. Abatus
    rank: genus
13. Aporocidaris
    rank: genus
14. Brisaster
    rank: genus
15. Ctenocidaris
    rank: genus
16. Dermechinus
    rank: genus
17. Plexechinus
    rank: genus
18. Pourtalesia
    rank: genus
19. Rhynchocidaris
    rank: genus
20. Sterechinus
    rank: genus
21. Tripylus
    rank: genus
22. Abatus cordatus
    rank: species
23. Aporocidaris milleri
    rank: species
24. Brisaster antarcticus
    rank: species
25. Ctenocidaris nutrix
    rank: species
26. Dermechinus horridus
    rank: species
27. Plexechinus sulcatus
    rank: species
28. Pourtalesia hispida
    rank: species
29. Pourtalesia debilis
    rank: species
30. Rhynchocidaris triplopora
    rank: species
31. Sterechinus diadema
    rank: species
32. Sterechinus neumayeri
    rank: species
33. Tripylus abatoides
    rank: species

General spatial coverage: the Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Ocean Coordinates: -46°S and -56°S; 63°W and 80°W