Validation of Image-Based Species Identifications of Black Corals (Order Antipatharia) on Mesophotic Rocks [PDF]
, 2016 Biodiversity, an important measure of ecosystem health, is challenging to ascertain using sampled specimens in remote deep-sea environments. As image-based identifications become a predominant method for deep-sea species characterizations, there is a ...
Hickerson, Emma L. +2 more
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Cruise Report prepared by INFOMAR and the Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [PDF]
, 2017 A requirement exists to quantify the abundance and distribution of offshore biogenic and geogenic reef habitats in Irish waters to fulfil Ireland’s legal mandate and to generate baseline data from which appropriate monitoring systems can be established ...
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Observations of the habitats and biodiversity of the submarine canyons at Sodwana Bay [PDF]
, 2006 The discovery of coelacanths, Latimeria chalumnae, in Jesser Canyon off Sodwana Bay in northern KwaZulu-Natal in 2000 triggered renewed interest in the deep subtidal habitats associated with submarine canyons. Information stemming from three recreational
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Growth and Reproduction in Gulf of Mexico Black Corals (Antipatharians) in Field and Laboratory Studies [PDF]
, 2022 Black corals provide an important ecosystem of marine life and are found throughout all the oceans of the world at depths between 2 and 8,600 m. However, little is understood about their life history and the factors that control the distribution of black
Salinas, Victoria E.
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Description of Pseudocoutierea wirtzi sp. nov., a new cnidarian-associated pontoniine shrimp from Cape Verde Islands, with decalcified meral swellings in walking legs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) [PDF]
, 2000 A new pontoniine shrimp from Cape Verde Islands, Pseudocoutierea wirtzi sp. nov. is described here from specimens collected on the gorgonian Leptogorgia gaini STIASNY, 1940 and the antipatharian Stichopathes lutkeni Brook, 1889.
d'Udekem d'Acoz, C.
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Lecanogaster gorgoniphila, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from São Tomé and Principe, eastern Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2018 The clingfish Lecanogaster gorgoniphila new species, an unusual species associated with gorgonians, is described on the basis of 7 specimens and colour photographs from São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Principe, eastern Atlantic Ocean. The species is small,
Fricke, Ronald, Wirtz, Peter
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A New Species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Salas y Gomez, Chile [PDF]
, 2020 A new species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) is described from three specimens collected at 90 m depth in a mesophotic coral ecosystem at Rapa Nui, Chile.
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Crustaceans associated with Cnidaria, Bivalvia, Echinoidea and Pisces at São Tomé and Príncipe islands [PDF]
, 2008 Symbiotic crustaceans were searched for at sea anemones (Actiniaria), encrusting anemones (Zoantharia), horny coral (Gorgonaria), black coral (Antipatharia), bivalves (Bivalvia), and sea urchins (Echinoidea) at São Tomé and Príncipe Islands (Gulf of ...
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Phylogenetics and Mitogenome Organisation in Black Corals (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): An Order-Wide Survey Inferred From Complete Mitochondrial Genomes [PDF]
, 2020 Black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) are an ecologically and culturally important group of deep-sea cnidarians. However, as the majority of species inhabit depths >50 m, they are relatively understudied.
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BENTHIC HABITAT MAPPING OF MOUNTAIN TOP BANK WITHIN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH INTEGRATED GEOPHYSICAL AND VISUAL DATA ANALYSIS [PDF]
, 2023 Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are among the seafloor ecosystems that have been poorly studied throughout the world’s oceans, but they are a vital and diverse ecosystem that should be prioritized for future mapping and ecological studies.
Pertain, Bethany
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