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Sea Cucumber

Sea Cucumber

Description

A Sea Cucumber swimming in the water column near subsea structure.

Item Type:Image
Title:Sea Cucumber
Creator(s):Curry, Rob
Date:17 June 2007
Time:09.09
Copyright:SERPENT
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) > Order Elasipodida (Deep sea cucumbers) > Pelagoguthriidae (Swimming sea cucumbers)
Species:Peniagone sp
Behaviour:Swimming in the water column near subsea structure.
Site:Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Ghana > Hyedua field
Regions > West Africa > Ghana > Hyedua field
Site Description:Midwater
Depth (m):1318.2m
Countries:Sites > Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Ghana > Hyedua field
West Africa > Ghana > Hyedua field
Habitat:Pelagic
Rig:Belford Dolphin
Project Partners:Andarko, Subsea7, Dolphin Drilling
ROV:Hercules 7
Keywords:Swimming Sea Cucumber
Deposited By:Mr Rob Curry
Deposited On:31 March 2009

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