An annotated check list of the corals of American Samoa
type: Dataset
description: Reef coral collections from American Samoa are in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and in the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, W. Germany. The author has a collection of 790 coral specimens for a total of 1547 items known to be from American Samoa. A total of 177 species (including 3 species of non-scleractinian corals) belonging to 48 genera and subgenera (including the genera Millepora and Heliopora) known to date are listed with data as of frequency of occurrence and habitat. Available online Call Number: [EL] Physical Description: 20 p.
date created: 15-05-2008T00:05:00.0
date modified: 15-02-2022T03:02:27.0
publisher: The Smithsonian Institution
keywords: american samoa
keywords: coral reefs - management - american samoa
keywords: corals - conservation - american samoa
keywords: environment - protection
keywords: marine resource
keywords: marine resource management
keywords: marine resources - american samoa
keywords: marine resources - conservation - american samoa
keywords: marine resources - pacific - oceania
keywords: protected areas
keywords: protected areas - management
keywords: protected areas - oceania
license: https://pacific-data.sprep.org/resource/public-data-license-agreement-0
spatial coverage: Pacific Region
accountable person: SPREP Records and Archives Officer