Ctenophore in the Gulf of Mexico


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A ctenophore, Ocyropsis maculata, floating in the water column in the Gulf of Mexico

Item Type:Video
Title:Ctenophore in the Gulf of Mexico
Creator(s):Benfield, Mark
Identification:Benfield, Mark
Date:02 July 2006
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Ctenophora (Comb Jellies) > Tenticulata (Ctenophores with tentacles) > Lobata > Bathocyroidae
Species:Ocyropsis maculata
Behaviour:Floating in water column
Site:Atlantic > Gulf of Mexico > Green Canyon 821
Site Description:Midwater
Depth (m):395
Latitude:27 deg 09' 20" N
Longitude:90 deg 29' 43" W
Countries:Mexico > Gulf of Mexico
Rig:Transocean Marianas
Project Partners:BP, Oceaneering, Transocean
ROV:Millennium
Keywords:ctenophore, comb jelly, gulf of mexico, water column
Deposited By:Rob Curry
Deposited On:16 May 2007

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