Mollusca Cephalopoda Octopoda
Amphitretidae Japetella diaphana
Genus Species

BI-2022-01

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CZ21-072. Ethanol: whole in 2 ml. Canon T6i with Leica S8Apo +0.63x lens: x1.25: 3301...3303. Selected image: IMG_3302. Field notes: juvenile octopod, likely Bolitaena pygmaea; dead upon examination. COI sequenced, 2022-05-20; BLAST 99.85% identical to Japetella sp. (MZ848527.1; voucher USNM:IZ:1411884).

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PITA08 (PNT_009)

Preservation Reference Zone, NORI-D, Clarion-Clipperton Zone

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200.0 m

Dec. 16, 2021

plankton net

Maersk Launcher

Charlotte Seid

Avery Hiley

EtOH 99%

EtOH 99%

Plankton Improvised Trawl from A-frame. Target duration of tow at depth: 15 min. Official data from Maersk Launcher survey team, replacing manually recorded notes. Time off/on deck: 2021-12-16T10:14-10:40Z. Local time: GMT-8. Depth reading from USBL beacon. Towing speed: 0.8 knots. PITA net designed by Dhugal Lindsay and Frazer Mann; constructed by Frazer Mann; deployed from stern A-frame using winch. Towing speed was read at the end of each tow. Deck crew assisting: Frazer Mann, Bobby Shaw, Lamont Surratt, Neil Morrison. Sample sorting: Charlotte Seid, Javier Montenegro Gonzalez, Dhugal Lindsay.

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