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D692 Transect 9 Homogenous biotope of gentle/moderate muddy slope with scarce epifauna. P3. Water depth: 1535m. Feature: Ridge
Soft sediment with sparse fauna. Species include the asteroid Zoroaster sp. and cerianthid anemones. Fish species include grenadiers and cutthroat eels.
START VIDEO [00:00:00]/10:58. Homogeneous biotope of gentle/moderate muddy slope with scarce epifauna. [1] Biotope is predominantly mud with no dominant epifauna encountered. [00:18:00] A few seconds of blurred vision. There was no push core sampling on the video tape. END VIDEO [01:01:00]/12:01.
| Progression | Start | Duration | Code | Name |
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Cnidaria
Cerianthidae sp. 1 : 2 : R
Phelliactis sp. 1 : 255 : R
Flabellum sp. : 1056 : R
Kophobelemnon stelliferum : 442 : R
Echinodermata
Zoroaster fulgens : 988 : R
Pseudarchaster sp. 1 : 433 : R
Porania sp. : 263 : R
Benthogone sp. : 432 : R
Chordata
Synaphobranchus kaupii : 440 : R
Hoplostethus atlantica : 651 : R
Coryphaenoides rupestris : 566 : R
Trachyrincus sp. : 446 : R
Cataetyx laticeps : 1111 : R
Number of species = 13
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