Description: Digital still collected as part of CODEMAP Item Type: Image Title: Acanthogorgia Copyright: CODEMAP Species: Acanthogorgia Site: Atlantic -- Whittard Canyon Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): -1346.08 Latitude: 48 deg 39' 12" N Longitude: 10 deg 02' 12" W Habitat: Submarine Canyon Rig: RRS James Cook ROV: ISIS Deposited By: Ms Katleen Robert Deposited On: 16 September 2013
Description: Sessile Scyphozoa described as "stalked jellies", in this case observed attached to a pebble on the seabed.
Based on morphological characters and the depth/locality this is probably Lucernaria bathyphila Item Type: Image Title: Lucernaria bathyphila Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Lucernaria bathyphila Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- RosebankNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1085 Latitude: 60 deg 59' 33" N Longitude: 3 deg 49' 49" W Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Rather Project Partners: Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean ROV: Centurion 05 HD (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 25 July 2007