Abstract:
This data set describes nucleotide sequence data derived from 18S ribosomal DNA amplified in two fragments. A total of 87 feces from Pacific walrus and 57 marine invertebrates were examined for this study. Samples were collected from the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea, Alaska. Samples used in the study originated from feces or muscle samples collected in the field from ice floes or benthic van Veen grab samples.
Purpose: To infer the summer diets of Pacific walrus.
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC283
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Animals/Vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Mammals
Theme_Keyword: Animals/Invertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Bivalves
Theme_Keyword: Clams
Theme_Keyword: Benthic habitat
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CSA Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Marine mammals
Theme_Keyword: Foraging behavior
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
Theme_Keyword: Macroinvertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Marine ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Benthos
Theme_Keyword: Genetics
Theme_Keyword: Polymerase chain reaction
Theme_Keyword: DNA sequencing
Theme_Keyword: Environmental DNA
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: MeSH-National Library of Medicine
Theme_Keyword: Genomics
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: eDNA
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Walrus
Theme_Keyword: Odobenus rosmarus divergens
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Bering Sea
Place_Keyword: Chukchi Sea
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: Animals
Taxonomic_Keywords: Marine mammals
Taxonomic_Keywords: Marine invertebrates
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Taxonomic Serial Number
Issue_Identification:
TSN 79118, 69459, 78807, 64358, 568832, 57490, 57413, 914198, 155471, 155153, 89787, 158854, 180639, 622045, AphiaID 1320351
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: ITIS-North America
Other_Citation_Details:
Taxonomic details were retrieved May 27, 2020, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database
https://www.itis.gov
Online_Linkage: https://www.itis.gov
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Field collected marine invertebrates were identified by skilled observers based on morphological characteristics. Operational Taxon Units (OTU) were identified genetically by comparison of DNA sequences to sequences available on NCBI Genbank using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST).
Taxonomic_Completeness:
Provided here is the classification of marine invertebrates to the rank of class. Further classification of individual samples and OTUs to the lowest possible taxonomic rank are provided in the table "walrus_dietMetabarcoding_taxa_alaska_sonsthagen_2012_2018.csv" included with this data package.
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bilateria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Protostomia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Lophozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mollusca
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bivalvia
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 79118
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gastropoda
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 69459
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Polyplacophora
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 78807
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Annelida
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Polychaeta
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 64358
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Clitellata
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 568832
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Nemertea
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Enopla
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 57490
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anopla
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 57413
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Pilidiophora
Applicable_Common_Name: AphiaID: 1320351
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Brachiopoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhynchonelliformea
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhynchonellata
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 914198
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bryozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gymnolaemata
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 155471
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ecdysozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Priapulida
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 155153
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Arthropoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Crustacea
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Malacostraca
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 89787
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Deuterostomia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Urochordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ascidiacea
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 158854
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Theria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Eutheria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Carnivora
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Caniformia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenus rosmarus
Applicable_Common_Name: Walrus
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 180639
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subspecies
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenus rosmarus divergens
Applicable_Common_Name: Pacific Walrus
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 622045
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Echinodermata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Echinozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Holothuroidea
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 158140
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Echinoidea
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 157821
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Asterozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Asteroidea
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 156862
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ophiuroidea
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 157325
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Radiata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Cnidaria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anthozoa
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 914163
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Medusozoa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scyphozoa
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 51483
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Hydrozoa
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 48739
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Porifera
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Demospongiae
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 47528
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Calcarea
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 46862
It is requested that the authors and the USGS Alaska Science Center be cited for any subsequent publications that reference this dataset.
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sonsthagen, S.A. (ORCID: 0000-0001-6215-5874)
Originator: Jay, C.V. (ORCID: 0000-0002-9559-2189)
Originator: Cornman, R.S. (ORCID: 0000-0001-9511-2192)
Originator: Fischbach, A.S. (ORCID: 0000-0002-6555-865X)
Originator: Grebmeier, J.M. (ORCID: 0000-0001-7624-3568)
Originator: Talbot, S.L. (ORCID: 0000-0002-3312-721)
Publication_Date: 2020
Title:
DNA metabarcoding of feces to infer summer diet of Pacific walruses
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Marine Mammal Science
Issue_Identification: 36
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Other_Citation_Details:
Sonsthagen, S.A., Jay, C.V., Cornman, R.S., Fischbach, A.S., Grebmeier, J.M., Talbot, S.L., 2020. DNA metabarcoding of feces to infer summer diet of Pacific walruses. Marine Mammal Science 36 doi:10.1111/mms.12717
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12717