Characterization of Microbiological and Invertebrate Biodiversity in the El Pelado Marine Reserve (REMAPE) at the Taxonomic, Metabolomic, and Metagenomic Levels for Use in Human and Animal Health.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 927 records.

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Agurto-Rodríguez G, Agurto-Rodriguez M G (2026). Characterization of Microbiological and Invertebrate Biodiversity in the El Pelado Marine Reserve (REMAPE) at the Taxonomic, Metabolomic, and Metagenomic Levels for Use in Human and Animal Health.. Version 1.7. Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral. Occurrence dataset. http://patrimonio.ambiente.gob.ec/iptmae/resource?r=inmase_ce&v=1.7

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GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Occurrence; Arthropoda; Porifera; Chordata; Cnidaria; Echinodermata; Mollusca; REMAPE; CENAIM; ESPOL; sessile invertebrate; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

The El Pelado Marine Reserve (REMAPE) is part of Ecuador's national system of protected areas. REMAPE comprises a marine area consisting of a rocky reef with 13 underwater shoals with coral patches and the islet of El Pelado, two mangrove areas, and the coastal villages of Palmar, Ayangue, San Pedro, and Valdivia. (El Pelado Marine Reserve. (2022, July 28). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6:56 p.m., September 20, 2022. https://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reserva_marina_El_Pelado&oldid=145031544.)

Taxonomic Coverage

The records in this collection comprise 143 species, 84 genera, 58 families, 31 orders, 8 classes, and 6 phyla.

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

The National Center for Aquaculture and Marine Research (CENAIM) sought to respond to the challenges of the national program for good living, which guarantees the rights of nature by promoting a healthy and sustainable environment, through a project that pursues the valorization and sustainable use of biodiversity, with applications in food, health, aquaculture, and conservation. Consistent with the center's mission and considering the significant gaps that exist in this area in the country, the study of marine biodiversity presents an opportunity for scientific and technological development through biodiscovery.

The personnel involved in the project:

Sampling Methods

Sampling was carried out in rocky or intertidal areas, as the most important species are sessile invertebrates. The average depths of these subtidal zones ranged from 2 to 30 meters.

Method step description:

1. The sampling methodologies generally involved collecting solitary and colonial species in such a way as not to affect biodiversity. The collection was carried out with the aid of Ziploc bags and nets to transport the bags containing the samples underwater. In the case of Cnidaria and Porifera groups, sampling was carried out with scissors, and in the case of Chordata, with blunt knives. The samples were photographed in situ.
2. Once collected, the samples were taken aboard a boat and placed in containers filled with seawater from the site. The specimens were then transported to the Taxonomy Laboratory at CENAIM-ESPOL. In the laboratory, they were separated into containers with seawater from the site, photographed, cleaned of detritus, and recorded in a physical logbook. The logbook recorded the assigned code with the corresponding description of its morphological characteristics and observation of any symbionts present. In addition, the laboratories that were designated for the subsamples and method of preservation were recorded.

Collection Data

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