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? |
| Asteroidea, Brisingida |
Freyellidae |
Freyastera benthophila * |
Sea star |
ech_ast_1
|
 |
Benthic |
| Crinoidea |
Bathycrinidae? |
Similar to Bathycrinus |
Stalked crinoid |
ech_cri_1 |
 |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida? | Psychropotidae? | Similar to Benthodytes |
Sea cucumber |
ech_hol_Ben_1 |
 |
Benthic |
|
Holothuroidea,
Elasipodida |
Pelagothuridae |
Enypniastes eximia * |
Sea cucumber |
ech_hol_Eny_1
|
 Click for video1 , video2 , video3 |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea,
Aspidochirotida |
Synallactidae |
Paelopatides |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Pae_1
|
 Click for video |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida | Elpidiidae |
Peniagone diaphana * |
Sea cucumber |
ech_hol_Pen_1
|
 Click for video |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida | Elpidiidae |
Peniagone or Amperima |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Pen_2
|
 Click for video |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida | Elpidiidae |
Peniagone leander |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Pen_3
|
 Click for video |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida? | Elpidiidae? |
Not determined |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Pen_4 |
 Click for video |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida | Laetmogonidae |
Psychronaetes (hanseni?) |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Psn_1 |
 |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida | Psychropotidae |
Psychropotes semperiana
* |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Psp_1
|
 |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Elasipodida | Psychropotidae |
Psychropotes (verrucosa?) |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Psp_2
|
 |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea, Aspidochirotida | Synallactidae |
Synallactes profundi * |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_Syn_1
|
 |
Benthic |
| Holothuroidea?, Aspidochirotida? | Synallactidae? |
Similar to Mesothuria |
Sea cucumber | ech_hol_unid_1 |
 |
Benthic |
Total number of types of echinoderms
identified: 14, all benthic.
*** We would like to thank G.
Hendler, C. Mah, and D. Pawson
for helping identify the echinoderms. ***
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Page updated 22 June 2006 by Stace
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