TABLE 2 in Australia's deep-water octocoral fauna: historical account and checklist, distributions and regional affinities of recent collections

TABLE 2. Seven bathomes—ecologically meaningful depth zones sensu Last et al. (2005) sampled during the biodiversity surveys 1997–2008. The numbers and depth range of sampling stations where octocoral were collected are s hown separately.
BathomeBathome depth range (m)1)Number of sampling stationsMin. sampling depth (m)Max. sampling depth (m)TOTALSP-Sample2)Outer shelf50–150635877133Shelf-break150–2501716150249Upper slope (shallow)250–5005145252498Upper slope (deep)500–8003126527800Mid-slope (shallow)800–110061568251092Mid-slope (deep)1100–1500695611041500Lower slope>1500443415023950
1) inclusive of upper limit
2) SP-Sample identifies the number of sampling stations from which octocorals were identified to species-level