Highlights: 00:22:35 Demosponge - Inflatella pellicula? 00:31:13 Stalked crinoids 01:03:47 Sea fan or stylasterid? 02:03:39 Antipatharian coral - Bathypathes

At the base of target slope there is muddy substrate with pebble fields and the occasional boulder. Holothurians are present on the soft ground while Anachalypsicrinus nefertiti, Bathycrinidae spp. and stalked crinoids occur on the boulders. Upslope these boulders host sparse epifauna including stalked sponge and stalked crinoids. Further upslope on vertical/very steep bedrock intersperse with mud the holothurian Peniagone sp., the ophiuroid Ophiomusium lymani and cup-corals dominate with sub-fossil coral (recorded on vertical wall at this site). A geogenic reef garden contains Keratoisis sp. (fine-branching) and a lamellate sponge. Further up slope the substrate is muddy with sparse epifauna including bamboo coral Acanella arbuscula and occasional boulders and bedrock.

START VIDEO [00:00:00]. [1] Pebble fields on muddy slope. [2] 3m Vertical/very steep bedrock intersperse with mud. 1167 Peniagone sp. OTU551, Ophiomusa lymani and Caryophyllia co-dominate. [3] [00:26:00] Holothurians OTU1167 on muddy slope. [4] [00:31:00] Boulder on muddy slope. Anachalypsicrinus nefertiti OTU1031 and Bathycrinidae sp. OTU1141 co-dominate. ROV stops for imagery of stalked crinoids on boulder. [5] [00:38:00] muddy upslope where Peniagone sp. is frequently encountered. [6] [00:44:00] Dense pebble/cobble fields on gentle upslope. [7] [00:45:00] now pebble/cobble fields are sparse. Muddy sediment predominate. Peniagone sp. dominates. [8] [00:47:00] Boulders on moderate upslope host sparse epifauna including stalked sponge and stalked crinoids. From this point, muddy sediment and pebble/cobble/boulder sediment intersperse until the end. [01:04:00] ROV stops for imagery of sub-fossil corals and corallium species. [01:31:00] Here sub-fossil coral recorded again on vertical wall. VIDEO A ENDS.

START VIDEO B [02:02:00] [9] Vertical wall hosts many epifauna including Bathypathes and stalked crinoids. [02:24:00] Water column. [02:26:00] [10] Here bedrock hosts a large colony of A. nefertiti OTU1031. [02:30:00] [11] Here cobble/pebble field. A. nefertiti is frequently encountered. [02:34:00] [12] Vertical wall hosts A. nefertiti. [02:41:00] [13] Now this is geogenic garden hosts a plethora of epifauna, including Keratoisis sp (fine branching) OTU1157 and lamellate sponge OTU1151. [02:56:00] Here muddy upslope hosts sparse epifauna including Acanella arbuscula OTU585. [02:58:00] Occasional boulder/bedrock encountered. [03:07:00] ROV stops for imagery and sampling of Acanella arbuscula. VIDEO B ENDS. [03:15:00].