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Platylistrum platessa
No full textWith no hesitations - Platylistrum platessa Schulze, 1904 (Hexactinellida, Amphidiscophora, Pheronematidae).
Common at the Kamba and Pweza sites
Blobfish
No full textHiding behind Paragorgia (bubblegum) coral.A "blobfish" encountered during an ROV video survey at over 1300 m depth off Tanzania. A species from the family Psychrolutidae
Bubblegum coral
No full textA "bubblegum" coral (Paragorgia sp.) on a rock at Pweza-3. The coral is providing a structure utilized by crinoids and ophiuroids. A "blobfish", Psychrolutes sp., appears to be hiding (or sheltering from current?)alongside
Regadrella sp.
No full textPorifera (Phylum)> Hexactinellida (Class)> Hexasterophora (Subclass) > Lyssacinosida (Order)> Euplectellidae (Family)
The glass sponge was seen attached to rocks at Mzia-2 (1600 m) and, more frequently, at Pweza-3 (1380 m). The specimens may represent one of several genera within the sub-family Corbitellinae but it is most likely Regadrella sp
Poralia sp.
No full textA large medusa was seen drifting past the ROV just above the seabed during a video transect survey. This is likely to be Poralia sp
