Invertebrate Collections made by R/V Velero III, IV, Atlantic, and Hubbs

Sampling event Specimen
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Description

Between 1931 and 1941, the Research Vessel Velero III (R/V Velero III) of the Allan Hancock Foundation (AHF) at the University of Southern California, completed ten major ocean science voyages, primarily focusing on the collection of marine organisms along the Pacific coast stretching from San Francisco to Peru. Equipped with a variety of gear including specialized deep-sea dredging apparatus, collections could be made down to depths of 7,000 feet, allowing scientists to sample a wide range of benthic environments and analyze the myriad specimens brought to the surface. R/V Velero III's impressive range and capacity enabled extended expeditions, lasting several months at a time. In addition to its extensive work along the mainland coast, R/V Velero III also explored the California Channel Islands, leading to valuable collections and subsequent scientific publications. Notable expeditions included the 1939 voyage to the Caribbean, explorations of the Galapagos Islands, and the 1940 expedition into the Gulf of California. The R/V Velero III sampled 1,436 stations until November 18, 1941, after which it was requisitioned by the U.S. Navy. AHF researchers subsequently made shore collections from Coos Bay, Oregon to Western Mexico, catalogued as Velero stations. In January 1948, the R/V Velero IV was launched. The R/V Velero IV collected stations 1605-48 to 31788-85, primarily in California and Mexico, with the last station collected on June 21, 1985.

Data Records

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Event (core)
31820
Occurrence 
68023

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Keywords

Samplingevent; Specimen

Contacts

Regina Wetzer
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator and Director Marine Biodiversity Center
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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Victoria Westover
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  • Senior Coordinator, DigIn Digitization
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Jenessa Wall
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  • DigIn Specialist and Collections Manager
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Adam Wall
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  • Collections Manager, Crustacea
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N. Dean Pentcheff
  • Originator
  • DISCO Project Manager
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Kathy Omura
  • Originator
  • Senior Collections Manager, Marine Biodiversity Center
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Caroline Haymaker
  • Originator
  • Associate Collections Manager
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Leslie Harris
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  • Collections Manager, Polychaetes
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Vijay Barve
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  • Originator
  • Digitization Project Manager
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Geographic Coverage

Pacific coast stretching from Coos Bay, Oregon to Peru; Caribbean Sea from Panama to Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Bonaire, Curacao, and Aruba.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-15.349, -153.468], North East [62.495, -17.952]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Chromista, Animalia, Protozoa, Plantae
Phylum Arthropoda, Nemertina, Nemertini, Nemertea, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Heterokontophyta, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Tracheophyta, Platyhelminthes, Bryozoa, Sipunculida, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Chordata, Rhodophyta, Hemichordata, Ectoprocta, Pogonophora, Porifera, Nematoda, Euglenozoa, Chaetognatha, Phoronida, Foraminifera, Cnidaria
Class Clitellata, Tubothalamea, Polychaeta, Hexacorallia, Ascidiacea, Chondrostei, Octocorallia, Ophiuroides, Pycnogonida, Rhynchonellata, Maxillopoda, Gastropoda, Demospongiae, Pilidiophora, Enteropneusta, Magnoliopsida, Gymnolaemata, Lingulata, Elasmobranchii, Copepoda, Nodosariata, Bacillariophyceae, Scyphozoa, Ophiuroidea, Malacostraca, Holothuroidea, Hydrozoa, Ostracoda, Florideophyceae, Hoplonemertea, Arachnida, Bivalvia, Leptocardii, Peranemea, Mammalia, Turbellaria, Globothalamea, Thecostraca, Calcarea, Thaliacea, Hexactinellida, Branchiopoda, Teleostei, Ichthyostraca
Order Clionaida, Amphipoda, Calanoida, Spionida, Merliida, Myodocopida, Tetractinellida, Tetraodontiformes, Scalpellomorpha, Cheilostomatida, Lepetellida, Acipenseriformes, Haplosclerida, Opheliida, Euphausiacea, Antipatharia, Araneae, Lophogastrida, Pollicipedomorpha, Suberitida, Lingulida, Naviculales, Neogastropoda, Polymastiida, Stomatopoda, Phyllodocida, Cetartiodactyla, Alismatales, Siphonostomatoida, Venerida, Lamniformes, Hadromerida, Echiuroidea, Littorinimorpha, Mystacocaridida, Eunicida, Actiniaria, Enteropneusta incertae sedis, Alcyonacea, Cladocera, Siphonophorae, Tethyida, Terebellida, Arguloida, Pennatulacea, Leptothecata, Miliolida, Mysidacea, Scleractinia, Heteronemertea, Decapoda, Amphinomida, Aplousobranchia, Phlebobranchia, Scleralcyonacea, Vaginulinida, Terebratulida, Halocyprida, Stolidobranchia, Acanthuriformes, Sabellida, Verrucomorpha, Dictyoceratida, Sipuncula, Loftusiida, Ceriantharia, Natomonadida, Plocamiales, Elopiformes, Cumacea, Pyrosomatida, Mysida, Clathrinida, Pantopoda, Balanomorpha, Rhabdocoela, Tanaidacea, Poecilosclerida, Siphonophora, Axinellida, Myzostomida, Leptostraca, Polystilifera, Verongiida, Anguilliformes, Polycladida, Cyclopoida, Stylommatophora, Isopoda, Lucinida

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1931-12-07 / 1985-06-21

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers f0480648-1da6-4473-ade5-520ae0cfef39
https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=lacm_velero