Checklist of Macrobenthos around Ikike, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria

Francis Arimoro1, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe2, Temitope Onuminya3

1 Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria; 2 University of Lagos, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, 23401, AKOKA, Nigeria; 3 University of Lagos, Department Of Botany, 23401, Akoka, Nigeria

Corresponding author(s): Francis ArimoroOluwatoyin Ogundipe (oogundipe@unilag.edu.ng), Temitope Onuminya (tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng)

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Resource Citation

Arimoro F, Ogundipe O (2023): Checklist of Macrobenthos around Ikike, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. v1.0. University of Lagos. Dataset/Checklist. https://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=checklistatlanticoceanbenthos&v=1.0

Abstract

This is a checklist of Macrobenthos around Ikike, Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria

Keywords: Checklist, Macrobenthos, Atlantic Ocean, Ikike, Nigeria, Inventoryregional

Project details

Project title: Implementation of the Biodiversity Information and data System for Coastal Ecosystems in Nigeria - BID-AF2020-022-NAC
Personnel: Francis Arimoro, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Temitope Onuminya, Victor Oroleke
Funding: GBIF_BID Grant
Study area descriptions/descriptor: Nigerian Coastal Environments

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=checklistatlanticoceanbenthos

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Ampelisca
Arenicola
Balanoglossus
Bittium
Buccinum
Bulia
Capitella
Cardium
Cerithium 
Chaetopterus
Charonia
Cirratulus
Corophium
Cucumaria
Cymbium
Dentalium
Dispio
Donax
Echinocardium
Echiurus
Ennucula
Ensis
Eunice
Glycemeris
Glycera
Heteromastus
Holothuria
Littorina
Lumbrineris
Mactra
Modiolus
Murex
Natica
Nephtys
Nereis
Ophiothrix
Panopeus
Platynereis
Portunus
Scala
Scrobicularia
Sipunculus
Thais
Vasula

Taxonomic ranks
Phylum: Athropoda, Annelida, Echinodermata, Hemichordata, Mollusca

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Collection was recorded in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria
Coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Methods

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Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Checklist of Macrobenthos around Ikike, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=checklistatlanticoceanbenthos
Publication date of data: 2023-04-01
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-04-01
Hierarchy level: Dataset