Cnidaria | Anthozoa Octocorallia Scleralcyonacea
Primnoidae Callogorgia
Genus

BI-2017-021, AT37-13, NSF OCE-1634172

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CR17-0647. Voucher MZUCR 3140. Biobox 09 yellow-orange. With ophiuroid CR17-0648. Polyps in 2 ml ethanol. Photos: Ricoh 1103, 1104. Event from C. Gomez dive log: 1052 m.

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AD4923 | Callogorgia

Parrita Seep (formerly "Mound Quepos")

8.9632° N
84.6362° W

1052.0 m

June 6, 2017

HOV Alvin

R/V Atlantis

Carlos Gomez | Odalisca Breedy

Odalisca Breedy

EtOH 95%

EtOH 95%

Cruise AT37-13. The locality "Mount Quepos" was renamed "Parrita Seep" on the ROC HITS 2018 expedition (AT42-03). Carlos Gomez dive log: 20:01, 84.38.1729, 8.57.7939, 1052 m, Arriving to site # 8. We spent some time looking around before getting to site. We saw one colony of Callogorgia with a, echinoderm predating on the bases of the colony. Also, next to the Callogorgia there was a colony of the same pink scleraxonian seen in previous sites; 20:07, Callogorgia collected in biobox 15 insert 09.