Description
This dataset contains occurrence records for Melanesobasis prolixa, a damselfly species that is endemic to Moala Island in the Lau Group of islands in Fiji. This species is the sole representative of the near-endemic genus Melanesobasis, highlighting its unique ecological significance in this region.
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 4 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Rashni B, Marinov M (2024). The distribution of Fijian Island endemic Melanesobasis prolixa Donnelly, 1984 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) across Moala Island Watersheds. Version 1.0. The University of the South Pacific. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=rashni_mprolixa&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is The University of the South Pacific. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: f72fe517-8235-4929-af5f-a0f945caa71b. The University of the South Pacific publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen; Fiji; Odonata
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Geographic Coverage
The island of Moala in the Lau Group, Fiji.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-18.62, 179.87], North East [-18.58, 179.89] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
N/A
Kingdom | Animalia |
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Phylum | Arthropoda |
Class | Insecta |
Order | Odonata |
Family | Coenagrionidae |
Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 2020-10-23 / 2024-04-05 |
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Additional Metadata
Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=rashni_mprolixa |
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