Cnidaria | Anthozoa Hexacorallia Antipatharia
Schizopathidae Lillipathes ritamariae
Genus Species

BI-2008/9-106, NSF OCE-0826254, AT15-44

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PARATYPE

Co2264 (EtOH) and Co2293 (dry) are the same lot; synonymize as Co2293; USNM 1138212 is a schizoparatype. Original ID Antipatharia. Antipatharian Co2293 is the host of myzostome parasite A1476. Photos: 6979-6983 x4 polyps; 6988-6995 x2.5 parasite; 6996-7001 x4 in situ; 7002 x1.6 in situ; 7003-7015 x5 parasite whole.

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AD4501 | black coral

Mound 12

8.8412° N
84.3121° W

984.0 m

Feb. 22, 2009

HOV Alvin

R/V Atlantis

Lisa Levin | Anne Dekas

Dennis M. Opresko

dry

dry

Event "Black Coral" from dive log. Location: off_Seep_North. Habitat: isolated_rock_on_sediment. Seep activity: inactive. Sampled into: bio_box.