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)
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. ***
| Phylum |
Class,
Order |
Family |
Genus,
species |
Common
Name |
Filename
Prefix |
Type
Photo |
Benthic or Pelagic? |
| Bryozoa |
Not determined |
Stalked bryozoan |
bry_1 |
 |
Benthic | ||
| Chordata
(Subphylum Urochordata) |
Larvacea | Not determined |
Larvacean |
uro_larv_1 |
 |
Pelagic | |
|
Larvacea |
Not determined |
Empty larvacean house |
 |
Pelagic | |||
| Chordata (Subphylum Urochordata)? | Thaliacea?, Salpida? |
Not determined | Colonial salp? |
uro_sal_1 |
 |
Pelagic | |
| Ascidiacea? |
Not determined | Tunicate? |
uro_tun_1 |
 |
Benthic |
Total number of types of other invertebrates
identified: 4.
Benthic: 2 types; planktonic/pelagic: the other 2 types.
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