Annelida Polychaeta | Errantia | Aciculata Phyllodocida
Nereididae Nereis kiirahae
Genus Species

BI-2010/11-156

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Original label "DR10 formalin Nereis Ruby 2892 m, March 11".

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D10

Whalefall 2893 (Ruby), Monterey Submarine Canyon

36.613° N
122.433° W

2893.0 m

March 11, 2009

ROV Doc Ricketts

R/V Western Flyer

Greg Rouse | Robert Vrijenhoek

Eesha Rangani

formalin sw

EtOH 50%

Grey whale fall (Eschrichtius robustus), naturally occurring. Coordinates originally given as (36.6131, -122.4341). Updated 2019-04-19 to match coordinates (36.613, -122.433) in original site descriptions, Rouse et al. 2004 and Goffredi et al. 2004. US EEZ, federal waters.