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Abandoned appendicularian house in the Gulf of Mexico


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Footage of an appendicularian within its house in the Gulf of Mexico

Item Type:Video
Title:Abandoned appendicularian house in the Gulf of Mexico
Creator(s):Benfield, Mark
Identification:Benfield, Mark
Date:01 July 2006
Classification:Chordata (Chordates) > Urochordata > Appendicularia
Behaviour:Floating in water column
Site:Atlantic > Gulf of Mexico > Green Canyon 821
Site Description:Midwater
Depth (m):762
Latitude:27 deg 09' 20" N
Longitude:90 deg 29' 43" W
Countries:Mexico > Gulf of Mexico
Rig:Transocean Marianas
Project Partners:Oceaneering, BP, Transocean
ROV:Millennium
Keywords:appendicularian, house, shell, gulf of mexico
Deposited By:Lis Maclaren
Deposited On:15 May 2007

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