Annelida Polychaeta | Errantia | Aciculata Phyllodocida
Polynoidae Peinaleopolynoe orphanae
Genus Species

FK210922, BI-2022-13, permit PPFE/DGOPA-090/21

1

-

GC21-092. Event: unspecified. Originally identified as: Peinaleopolynoe orphanae. Preservation: fixed in Bouin's and gl/PFA; white mass (sperm?) in PFA/gl. Photos, Leica MZ12.5 microscope + Canon Rebel T7i camera: 6723-6724 x0.8, 6725 x1.25. Field notes: female; 4 cm specimen; blue scales; ventral papillae; large oocytes ~1 mm, only ~50; papillae plugged with iridescent white mass = sperm?; ovaries continuous.

(image not available)

S0476 | unspecified

Clam patch and Tay Ujaa Big Cavern, JaichMaa ’ja’ag Vent Field

23.9418° N
108.855° W

3642.9 - 3667.6 m

Nov. 4, 2021

ROV SuBastian

R/V Falkor

Greg Rouse

Greg Rouse

glut-PFA

glut-PFA

Start of Dive: 2021-11-04 12:30:51. Total Duration: 00d 11h 31m 08s. On Bottom / @ Target Depth: 2021-11-04 16:09:10. Off Bottom: 2021-11-04 21:27:26. On bottom / @ Target Depth Duration: 00d 05h 18m 15s. End of Dive: 2021-11-05 00:01:59. Max Depth: 3667.59 meters. Bounding Box: 23.94180825, -108.85501675, 23.94039356, -108.85662633. Minimum depth for benthic samples 3642.89 m. Use Paro rather than INS depth for inter-cruise consistency.