2DBCB77120AD06B6E040CD9B0F274EFEEnglishGavin DallyDepartment of Mining and EnergySenior Collections Manager, Natural Sciences, MAGNT08 8999 824708 8999 8289gavin.dally@nt.gov.au2015-01-30AS/NZS ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata, ANZLIC Metadata Profile1.0MAGNT Porifera Collection2000-01-14ANZNT0008014011This dataset contains the taxonomic and geographic data associated with preserved specimens that comprise the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory's Porifera Collection (sea sponges). Specimens have been collected from the waters of the Northern Territory and adjacent regions with comparative material held from locations around the world.Data can be exported in a variety of formats and made available for non-commercial use through application to the Custodian (Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory). The data can also be freely accessed via the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) website http://www.ala.org.au/English-25.998618-9.5129.001222138.0012461981-01-01datasetnot knownNew records added regularly, older records may be incomplete in some data fields.0not knownGood.0not knownCould be either from GPS or taken from nautical charts. Positional accuracy of records created post 2002 are mostly noted and method and accuracy of position fix recorded.0not knownIdentifications of specimens have been performed by both specialists and non-specialists, where possible the relative degree of taxonomic accuracy has been noted in the dataset. Species names in the dataset are not necessarily aligned with the current taxonomy of the fauna group as there is a lag between published revisions of fauna and updating the dataset.0This dataset was started in 1981 with the opening of the NT Museum and includes all of the Poriferans that have been collected by various researchers over the years. The data was computerised in the early 1990's and is complete, with new records added regularly.