Annelida Polychaeta | Sedentaria
Siboglinidae Osedax talkovici
Genus Species

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This record represents 30 (possibly 32) individual Osedax talkovici sequences from cow bones at D623: 4, 8, 10, 11 (possibly two sequences), 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 (possibly two sequences), 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41. Possibly no physical material remaining.

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D623

Rosebud whalefall, off San Diego

32.7769° N
117.4881° W

845.0 m

June 20, 2014

ROV Doc Ricketts

R/V Western Flyer

Greg Rouse | Robert Vrijenhoek

Gabriella Berman | Greg Rouse

EtOH

no tissue remaining

Coordinates from Bob Vrijenhoek's cruise notebook: 32 46.6080, -117 29.2863 = 32.77680, -117.488105; 850 m. Originally entered under acc. no. BI-2014/15-204, acc. date 2/5/2015, as (32.77683, -117.49814), which is within ~1 km of the Vrijenhoek notebook coordinates. Average ROV coordinates and maximum depth from MBARI dive log (version 2019): 32.7716377, -117.4533871, 849.81 m. Chief Scientist: R. Vrijenhoek. Most accurate location for Rosebud as of 2020-02-09 is 32 46.6119 N, 117 29.2839 W = 32.776865, -117.488065; 845 m.