Annelida | Polychaeta | Errantia | Aciculata | Phyllodocida |
Hesionidae | Vrijenhoekia | balaenophila |
Genus | Species |
BI-2010/11-156
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DR10 Vrijen Form.
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
Mindi Summers
formalin 8%
EtOH 50%
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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.