Overview
Comprehensive Description
Type locality
Southwest Gulf of Mexico, 23º30´N, 95º32´W, 2928–3001 m.
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Synonymy
Munidopsis geyeri Pequegnat & Pequegnat, 1970: 149, figs 5-9, 5-10 (southwest Gulf of Mexico, 2928–3001 m). — Pequegnat & Pequegnat, 1971: 19. — Gore, 1983: 208 (Venezuelan Basin, 3422–3549 m). — Baba, 2005: 163, fig. 76, 288 (key, synonymies, type examination). — Macpherson & Segonzac, 2005: 25, fig. 6 (Gulf of Guinea, Azores, 2650–4151 m).
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Distribution
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Physical Description
Type Information
Catalog Number: USNM 128812
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Sex/Stage: male;
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Year Collected: 1969
Locality: South Of Texas, Texas, United States, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 2926 to 2999
Vessel: Alaminos R/V
- Holotype:
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Ecology
Habitat
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2267.5 - 4000
Temperature range (°C): 4.112 - 4.273
Nitrate (umol/L): 20.409 - 24.434
Salinity (PPS): 34.976 - 34.979
Oxygen (ml/l): 5.003 - 5.477
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.391 - 1.485
Silicate (umol/l): 23.932 - 26.227
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2267.5 - 4000
Temperature range (°C): 4.112 - 4.273
Nitrate (umol/L): 20.409 - 24.434
Salinity (PPS): 34.976 - 34.979
Oxygen (ml/l): 5.003 - 5.477
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.391 - 1.485
Silicate (umol/l): 23.932 - 26.227
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