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Chaceon mediterraneus
No full textDefensiveChaceon mediterraneus is identified based on the five anterolateral spines on the carapace.
It was attracted to bait deployed at the seabed.
Prior to deployment of the bait it was seen in quantitative video transects and recorded at density of 2.6 individuals per 100 m2
Lumbrineridae sp.
No full textomnivoreOperational taxonomic unit: Lumbrineridae sp. A.
Size: approximately: 80 mm long. Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm)
Ophiuroidae sp.
No full textmobile deposit feederOperational taxonomic unit: Opiuroidae sp. A.
Probably Ophiocten gracilis. Approximate length: 4 mm (disk diameter)
Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm)
Hermit crab
No full textP. prideaux has a symbiotic relationship with the anemone Adamsia carciniopados, which it carries on its shell. The anemone offers protection while gaining food from the crab’s feeding. The anemone's tentacles can be seen in this picture underneath the crab's shell.
This image is from a return visit to Lancaster 9 months after drilling
Porania pulvillus
No full textA red cushion star on the seabed on a return visit to the Lancaster well 9 months after drillin
Hermit Crab
No full textGeneral seabed view, with Hermit crab Pagurus prideaux present, some crinoids and anemones present also
Hermit crab
No full textHermit crab Pagurus prideaux, most P. prideaux attach sea anemones Adamsia palliata, the anemones provide protection to the hermit crab. Found at the Lancaster site 9 months after drilling
Medusa
No full textswimming in water coloumn, the tentacles are quite visable in the imageMedusa unknown sp