Metabolomic data and fingerprints of deep-sea coral species and populations obtained aboard the E/V Nautilus cruises NA057 and NA058 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2015-04-22 to 2015-05-11 and 2015-07-15

This dataset contains metabolomic data and fingerprints of deep-sea coral species and populations obtained aboard the E/V Nautilus cruises NA057 and NA058 in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2015-04-22 to 2015-05-11 and on 2015-07-15 with other methods such as SCUBA diving. Untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to examine the metabolomic diversity of Callogorgia delta, across three sites in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This data was contrasted with that of Stichopathes sp., Leiopathes glaberrima, Lophelia pertusa, and a shallow-water species, Acropora palmata. Metabolomic fingerprints were species-specific and differed in metabolic richness which C. delta being the least diverse and Lophelia pertusa being the most diverse. The dataset also includes the date, latitudes and longitudes of the sampling locations, and the cruise documentation for the E/V Nautilus cruises NA057 (leg 1) and NA058 (leg 2) led by chief scientists Dr. Chuck Fisher and Dr. Erik Cordes respectively. This dataset supports the publication: Vohsen, Samuel A., Charles R. Fisher, and Iliana B. Baums. 2019. Metabolomic richness and fingerprints of deep-sea coral species and populations. Metabolomics, 15(34). doi:10.1007/s11306-019-1500-y.