Description: Strange bathyal crustacean found living in soft sediment. Probably uses long claws to dig out polychaetes from burrows.
Item Type: Image
Title: Polycheles crustacean
Species: Polycheles sp.
Behaviour: usually found burrowing in seabed. Swims up when disturbed by ROV
Site: Atlantic -- Northern Tropical Atlantic -- Tiof
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1324
Latitude: 17 deg 57' 05" N
Longitude: 16 deg 51' 49" W
Countries: West Africa -- Mauritania
Rig: Boa Deep C
Project Partners: Woodside, Oceaneering
ROV: Millenium 22
Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones
Deposited On: 29 January 2010