D682 Transect 33 Homogenous biotope of mud and scattered species of sea urchin. P1. Water depth: 1170-1166m. Feature: Shallow ridge.
Highlights: Anemone - Phelliactis & Fish - Trachyscorpia cristulata
Of note: Foraminifera field.
Soft muddy substrate throughout. Fauna is sparse and primarily the anemones Bolocera sp. and cerianthids, and the echinoid Hygrosoma. Extensive field of foraminiferans (xenophyphores) observed.
START VIDEO [00:00:00]/03:31. The entire dive is set on a homogenous biotope of mud and scattered species of sea urchin . [1] [00:01:00] ROV stops for sampling two pushcores. [01:16:00] Mud cloud. [01:24:00] ROV stops for imagery and collection of Syringammina fragilissima. [01:35:00] ROV stops for sampling glass bottle (bottle broke in pieces). [01:46:00] ROV stops until END VIDEO [01:46:00]/05:17.
