Corresponding author: Camille Moreau (
Academic editor: Y. Samyn
The present dataset is a compilation of georeferenced occurrences of asteroids (
Moreau C, Mah C, Agüera A, Améziane N, Barnes D, Crokaert G, Eléaume M, Griffiths H, Guillaumot C, Hemery LG, Jażdżewska A, Jossart Q, Laptikhovsky V, Linse K, Neill K, Sands C, Saucède T, Schiaparelli S, Siciński J, Vasset N, Danis B (2018) Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Asteroidea database. ZooKeys 747: 141–156.
Mapping and understanding life diversity are major issues for the community of biologists and ecologists who focus on the Southern Ocean (
This extensive assessment was pursued by major improvements in methodologies and data analyses. Improvement of dataset completeness and resolution facilitates modelling approaches (
Among benthic taxonomic groups,
The present dataset is a compilation of georeferenced occurrences, at species level, for the whole class
Associated to occurrence data, depth, relative position to the
The present dataset is the most exhaustive and up-to-date list of available occurrences for the class
Map of the 13,840 asteroid species occurrences available in the present database, within the boundaries of the Southern Ocean (45°S). Projection: South Pole Stereographic.
Species richness in the different regions of the
This work was supported by a “Fonds pour la formation à la Recherche dans l’Industrie et l’Agriculture” (FRIA) grants to C. Moreau. C. Mah was funded by
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