Echinodermata | Asteroidea | Velatida |
Xyloplacidae | Xyloplax | princealberti |
Genus | Species |
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PARATYPE
From R1939-7 (~30 individuals), Hulk Vent (base), 2195 m. Substrate: Ridgeia piscesae tubeworms. Vial contents as recorded by Cheyenne Payne: "Sample X35 (15A), vial contents: Full-0.5 individual. Sample X36 (15B), vial contents: Full-0.5 individual." Preservative: ethanol.
R1939
Hulk Vent. Ridge: Juan de Fuca. Segment: Endeavour. Field: Main Endeavour Field.
47.95° N
129.097° W
2195.0 - 2197.0 m
Aug. 9, 2016
ROV ROPOS
CCGS Tully
Rachel Boschen-Rose
Greg Rouse
EtOH 95%
EtOH 95%
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Canadian EEZ. Tubeworm clump (Ridgeia piscesae) collected from tubeworm bush located on basalt at 2195 m.