Classification: Phylum Porifera (Sponges)
- Classification (2182)
- Kingdom Animalia (2167)
- Phylum Porifera (Sponges) (141)
- Kingdom Animalia (2167)
Number of items: 89.
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?Geodia sp. (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor with another sponge (?Antho sp) at base and sea urchin in background |
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Black bellied rosefish (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Resting next to sponge & sea star |
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Black bellied rosefish and sponges, NWAD development West of Shetland (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > North West Area Development (NWAD) North Sea > West of Shetland > North West Area Development (NWAD) Depth (m): 350 |
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Blue sponge (Hymedesmia sp) (3 files)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Rock encrusted with blue and yellow sponges (yellow sponge unidentified); sponge-encrusted rock and Amphipod; sponge-encrusted rock being measured. The upright sponge on the right is probably Phakellia sp. |
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Blue sponge (Hymedesmia sp.) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: filter feeder, encrusted on hard substrates |
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Blue sponge (Hymedesmia sp.) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: encrusting filter feeder. With sea urchin (Echinus sp.) |
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Blue sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Resting |
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Bracket shaped sponge (?Phakellia sp.) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to rock |
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Bracket shaped sponge (Phakellia?) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached to rock |
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Bracket shaped sponge (Phakellia?) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached to rock |
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Bracket shaped sponge (probably Phakellia sp.) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: sponge: sessile filter feeder; asteroid: mobile deposit-feeder |
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Bracket shaped sponge (probably Phakellia sp.) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attatched to rock near colony of urchins |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached, umbilical |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 395 Behaviour: Attached |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Indian > Arabian Sea > India KKD-1 Depth (m): 2600 Behaviour: Colony attached |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Attached to rock |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Attached to rock |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Attached |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Attached to rock, ROV arm |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Attached |
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Bracket shaped sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached, hiding, sheltering |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached to sediment with Squat Lobster |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 395 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 395 Behaviour: Attached |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 395 Behaviour: Attached, hiding, sheltering |
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Branched sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Attached to rock |
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Chamber sponge (1 file)
Site: Indian > Arabian Sea > India KKD-1 Depth (m): 2600 Behaviour: Attached |
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Chamber sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor along with bracket sponge? |
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Chamber sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Prawn crawling over sponge |
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Chondrocladia gigantea (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank Depth (m): 1085 Behaviour: Sessile organism |
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Chondrocladia gigantea (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Norwegian > Midnattsol Depth (m): 928 Behaviour: Sessile organism |
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Demospongiae Yellow Encrusting (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 187 |
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Geodia ?atlantica (4 files)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: sessile filter feeders |
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Mesh-like sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached to rock with prawns & anemone |
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Mesh-like sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Gulf of Mexico > Jack Depth (m): 2150 Behaviour: Attached, feeding |
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Orange sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Northern Tropical Atlantic > Tiof Depth (m): 1114.6m Behaviour: An unidentified orange sponge on the seabed. |
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Porifera
(1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -1359.42 |
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Porifera
(1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -1283.57 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -1368.99 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -3051.32 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -3043.77 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -3175.5 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -1496.86 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -1479.74 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Whittard Canyon Depth (m): -1337.88 |
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Porifera (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 192 |
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Porifera Brown Lamellate (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 226 |
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Porifera Cup (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 191 |
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Porifera Cup (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 187 |
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Porifera Cup (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 226 |
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Porifera Orange Branching (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 227 |
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Porifera Orange Branching (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 227 |
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Porifera Orange Lobose (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 226 |
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Porifera Orange Lobose (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 229 |
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Porifera Spherical
(1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 192 |
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Porifera Tan Columnar (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 219 |
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Porifera White Lamellate (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 190 |
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Porifera Yellow Branching (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 219 |
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Porifera Yellow Columnar (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 228 |
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Porifera Yellow Lobose (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 187 |
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Porifera Yellow Spherical (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Rockall Bank Depth (m): 191 |
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Prawn (coldwater) on sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Crawling on a sponge |
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Rounded sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Resting, swimming |
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Sea spider on tubular sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Faroe-Shetland Channel > Brugdan North Sea > West of Shetland > Faroe-Shetland Channel > Brugdan Depth (m): 480 Behaviour: The sea spider is feeding on the sponge |
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Spherical yellow sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Resting |
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Spherical yellow sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached |
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Spikey Sea Cucumber (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Group of two, travelling, feeding with sponge, fish,sea star |
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Sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Sponge Antho dichotoma (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Sponge, unidentified
(1 file)
Site: Atlantic > Norwegian > Dalsnuten Depth (m): 1452 |
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Sponges (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached alongside squat lobster |
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Stalked sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached to seabed |
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Stalked sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached to sea floor |
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Tower sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Transparent sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Transparent sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan Depth (m): 650 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor |
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Transparent sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 395 Behaviour: Attached |
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Unidentified sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attatched to rock |
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Unidentified sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: On sea bed with cryptic galatheid crustacean |
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Unidentified sponge in the North Sea (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea North Sea Depth (m): 165 Behaviour: Attached to seabed |
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Unidentified sponges probably Phakellia ventilabrum and Antho dichotoma (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 450 Behaviour: Attached to seafloor with branched organism (potential stylasterine or sponge) |
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Unknown sponge (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Tornado North Sea > West of Shetland > Tornado Depth (m): 1050 Behaviour: Attached to boulder apparently feeding |
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Yellow sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Attached |
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Yellow sponge (unidentified) (2 files)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven North Sea > West of Shetland > Foinaven Depth (m): 600 Behaviour: Encrusting on rock |
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Yellow sponge (unidentified) (1 file)
Site: Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion North Sea > West of Shetland > Schiehallion Depth (m): 350 Behaviour: Beside sponge |
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