Chrysogorgiid coral with Chirostylid crustacean
Description
The coral is a bushy chrysogorgiid. The crustacean is a Chirostylid squat lobster – note the long chelae and association with corals. It is probably either Gastroptychus sp. (likely) or Chirostylus sp.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Chrysogorgiid coral with Chirostylid crustacean |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Morris, K. and Watling, L. and Roterman, N. |
| Date: | 12 September 2013 |
| Time: | 14:34 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Alcyonacea (Soft Corals) |
| Species: | Chrysogorgiidae., Gastroptychus sp. |
| Behaviour: | Crustacean is hiding within the coral. This is a known association. |
| Site: | Indian > Indian Ocean > East Africa > Pweza-3 |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1382 |
| Countries: | East Africa > Tanzania |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Deep Sea Metro I |
| Project Partners: | BG Group, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 113 |
| Keywords: | Chrysogorgia Chirostylid |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 14 August 2014 |
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