Occurrence

The distribution of Fijian Island endemic Melanesobasis prolixa Donnelly, 1984 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) across Moala Island Watersheds

Latest version published by The University of the South Pacific on 25 November 2024 The University of the South Pacific
Publication date:
25 November 2024
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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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.

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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

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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

Contacts

Bindiya Rashni
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Freshwater Ecologist
The University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Milen Marinov
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Incursion Investigator (Diagnostic & Surveillance Directorate)
Ministry of Primary Industries
Christchurch
NZ
Kelly Brown
  • Curator
Curator - USP Marine Collection
The University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ

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]

Taxonomic Coverage

N/A

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Odonata
Family Coenagrionidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2020-10-23 / 2024-04-05

Additional Metadata