Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca
Amon, Diva J
Ziegler, Amanda F
Drazen, Jeffrey C
Grischenko, Andrei V
Leitner, Astrid B
Lindsay, Dhugal J
Voight, Janet R
Wicksten, Mary K
Young, Craig M
Smith, Craig R
Biodiversity Data Journal
2017
5
14598
14598
Ascidiacea
Octacnemidae
Situla
cf.
CoL
Animalia
Situla
Phlebobranchia
0
14598
Chordata
undef-species
morphospecies
Materials Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: Adult; behavior: On nodule; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: Imaged only; Taxon: taxonConceptID: cf. Situla morphospecies; scientificName: Situla sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Ascidiacea; order: Phlebobranchia; family: Octacnemidae; genus: Situla; taxonRank: genus; scientificNameAuthorship: Vinogradova, 1969; Location: waterBody: Pacific Ocean; stateProvince: Clarion-Clipperton Zone; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK-1); verbatimLocality: UK-1 Stratum A; maximumDepthInMeters: 4057; locationRemarks: RV Melville Cruise MV1313; decimalLatitude: 13.9671; decimalLongitude: -116.5587; geodeticDatum: WGS84; coordinateUncertaintyInMeters: 25; Identification: identifiedBy: Craig Young, Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; dateIdentified: 2014; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; identificationQualifier: cf.; Event: samplingProtocol: Remotely Operated Vehicle; eventDate: 2013-10-16; eventTime: 0:14; habitat: Abyssal polymetallic-nodule field; fieldNumber: Dive 3 (RV03); Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: UHM; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: HumanObservation Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: Adult; behavior: On nodule; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: Imaged only; Taxon: taxonConceptID: cf. Situla morphospecies; scientificName: Situla sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Ascidiacea; order: Phlebobranchia; family: Octacnemidae; genus: Situla; taxonRank: genus; scientificNameAuthorship: Vinogradova, 1969; Location: waterBody: Pacific Ocean; stateProvince: Clarion-Clipperton Zone; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK-1); verbatimLocality: UK-1 Stratum B; maximumDepthInMeters: 4215; locationRemarks: RV Melville Cruise MV1313; decimalLatitude: 12.5896; decimalLongitude: -116.7089; geodeticDatum: WGS84; coordinateUncertaintyInMeters: 25; Identification: identifiedBy: Craig Young, Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; dateIdentified: 2015; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; identificationQualifier: cf.; Event: samplingProtocol: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle; eventDate: 2015-03-09; eventTime: 14:31; habitat: Abyssal polymetallic-nodule field; fieldNumber: Dive 6 (AV06); Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: UHM; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: HumanObservation Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; individualCount: 1; lifeStage: Adult; behavior: On nodule; occurrenceStatus: present; preparations: Imaged only; Taxon: taxonConceptID: cf. Situla morphospecies; scientificName: Situla sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Ascidiacea; order: Phlebobranchia; family: Octacnemidae; genus: Situla; taxonRank: genus; scientificNameAuthorship: Vinogradova, 1969; Location: waterBody: Pacific Ocean; stateProvince: Clarion-Clipperton Zone; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK-1); verbatimLocality: UK-1 Stratum A; maximumDepthInMeters: 4097; locationRemarks: RV Melville Cruise MV1313; decimalLatitude: 13.8527; decimalLongitude: -116.6444; geodeticDatum: WGS84; coordinateUncertaintyInMeters: 25; Identification: identifiedBy: Craig Young, Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler; dateIdentified: 2014; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; identificationQualifier: cf.; Event: samplingProtocol: Remotely Operated Vehicle; eventDate: 2013-10-10; eventTime: 17:05; habitat: Abyssal polymetallic-nodule field; fieldNumber: Dive 1 (RV01); Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: UHM; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: HumanObservation
Notes Large transparent ascidian most often attached to the side of a rock by means of a short but stout tunic stalk. In contrast to Dicopiaor Megadicopia, this species is somewhat elongated laterally. The excurrent siphon is smaller in diameter than that of Dicopia. Fig. 30
2013-10-16
Remotely Operated Vehicle
UHM
Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler
13.9671
UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK- 1)
-116.5587
0
14598
1
1
Other material
2015-09-03
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
UHM
Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler
12.5896
UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK- 1)
-116.7089
0
14598
1
1
Other material
2013-10-10
Remotely Operated Vehicle
UHM
Diva J. Amon, Amanda F. Ziegler
13.8527
UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration contract area (UK- 1)
-116.6444
0
14598
1
1
Other material