Observed
in video surveys (ROV Jason in 1998 and 1999 and ROV JasonII in 2003 and 2004) and/or
camera sled/otter trawl transects (in 2003)
Except for those species verified
by collection (indicated by *), these classifications are best
guesses and subject to change. Classification
was checked first with Tree of Life
and then with European Register of Marine
Species in June 2006.
Click on the filename prefix for additional photos of
that
specific type of organism.
*** NOTE FOR BENTHIC VS. PELAGIC: Organisms were classified as benthic
if they were observed at least some times on the seafloor. ***
*** NOTE FOR VIDEO CLIPS: Video
clips on this page are either Windows Media Video 8 files
(*.WMV). Click
for a
list of all video clips
(including MPEG and MOV files). ***
| Class,
Order |
Family |
Genus,
species (* verified by collection) |
Common
Name |
Filename
Prefix |
Type
Photo |
Benthic or Pelagic? |
| Crustacea, Copepoda | Not determined, probably several species | Copepod |
art_cop_1 |
 |
Pelagic |
|
| Crustacea, Malacostraca, Decapoda | Galatheidae |
Munidopsis? |
Galatheid crab (squat
lobster) * |
art_cra_1
|
 |
Benthic |
| Crustacea, Malacostraca, Decapoda | Penaeoidea? |
Similar to Aristaeomorpha |
Shrimp |
art_shr_1
|
 Click for video1 , video2 , video3 , video 4 |
Pelagic |
| Crustacea, Malacostraca, Decapoda | Sergestoidea? |
Not determined | Shrimp | art_shr_2
|
 Click for video1 , video2 , video3 |
Pelagic |
| Crustacea, Peracarida?, Isopoda? | Not determined | Similar to munnopsid isopod
in water
column, yet looks like spider crab on benthos |
art_iso
1 |
 Click for video |
Benthic |
|
| Crustacea, Peracarida?, Isopoda? | Not determined | Similar to isopod |
art_iso_2 |
 |
Benthic |
|
| Crustacea, Peracarida?, Amphipoda? | Not determined | Amphipod? |
art_amp
1 |
 Click for video1 , video2 |
Benthic |
Total number of types of crustaceans
identified:
7.
Benthic crustaceans: 4 types; planktonic/pelagic crustaceans: the other
3 types.
*** We would like to thank J.
Martin for helping identify the
crustaceans. ***
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Page updated 16 June 2006 by Stace
Beaulieu (stace@whoi.edu)