Annelida | Polychaeta | Sedentaria |
Siboglinidae | Osedax | frankpressi |
Genus | Species |
BI-2019-003, #RVC
30
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T769 Osedax. Individual whole animals or parts frozen in individually labeled 1.5-ml eppendorf tubes. Total 38 individual animals represented by numbers: 1...15, 25...46, 49. Individuals 1...15: labeled as plume only. Individuals 25...30: labeled as whole. Other individuals appear to be whole, except for: 32 (plume?), 35 (root?), 37 (plume?), 38 (root?), 49 (plume?).
T769
Whalefall 2893 (Ruby), Monterey Submarine Canyon
36.613° N
122.433° W
2893.0 m
Nov. 30, 2004
ROV Tiburon
R/V Western Flyer
Robert Vrijenhoek
Greg Rouse
frozen
frozen
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Grey whale fall (Eschrichtius robustus), naturally occurring. Coordinates originally given as (36.6101, -122.43537). Updated 2019-04-19 to match coordinates (36.613, -122.433) in original site descriptions, Rouse et al. 2004 and Goffredi et al. 2004. Date originally incorrectly listed as 2004-11-11; updated to match MBARI dive log. Chief Scientist: R.C. Vrijenhoek. US EEZ, federal waters.