Cnidaria | Anthozoa Octocorallia Malacalcyonacea
Plexauridae Swiftia kofoidi
Genus Species

BI-2019-011, #RVC

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T1012-A10. Originally identified as: Swiftia kofoidi. Dive: 1012. Coordinates, depth: 45.637355, -130.67162, 2103.63 m. Oxygen: 1.32. Salinity: 34.527. Temperature: 1.901. Light: 83.53. Image: http://dsg.mbari.org/frameGrabs/Tiburon/images/1012/04_09_01_13.jpg. Video: T1012-05. Tape time code: 04:09:01:13. Associations: comment | self | in Biotube 2, reddish fan gorgonian, sample-reference | self | T1012-A10, sampled-by | manipulator | nil. Subsampled into 2 ml ethanol.

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T1012

Vance B Seamount

45.5° N
130.666° W

2081.0 - 2305.0 m

Aug. 3, 2006

ROV Tiburon

R/V Western Flyer

David Clague

Robert C. Vrijenhoek

EtOH 95%

EtOH 50%

Details from Holland et al., 2009. Average ROV latitude, average ROV longitude, and maximum depth: 45.63512, -130.67119, 2305 m. Chief scientist David A. Clague.