Crinoid
Description
This appears to be a member of Charitometridae. Best guess is genus Glyptometra. There are several species known from the Indian Ocean and immediate vicinity at depths >1,000 m. However, the genus is likely oversplit, and the entire family needs revising.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Crinoid |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Messing, C |
| Date: | 12 September 2013 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Crinoidea (Feather stars, sea lilies) > Order Comatulida (Feather Stars) |
| Species: | Glyptometra sp. |
| Behaviour: | Arms raised into water column to feed on plankton as the current passes through the fan shape created by the feather-like arms. |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 |
| Depth (m): | 1381 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Benthic boundary zone |
| Substratum: | Deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Deep Sea Metro I |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 113 |
| Keywords: | Glyptometra Crinoid |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 14 August 2014 |
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