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Cataetyx laticeps
No full textCataetyx laticeps were regularly observed under or around the BOP, both before and after deployment of bait.Cataetyx laticeps is the largest teleost found below 2000 m in the Mediterranean. It has an elongate body and a dorsoventrally flattened head, with dorsal and anal fins confluent with the caudal fin. They were apparently utilizing the structure of the BOP as shelter
Chaceon mediterraneus
No full textAttracted to baitChaceon 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
Sponge, unidentified
No full textUnidentified yellow sponge with
large operculi (openings to filtration
chambers)and asteroid Pontaster tenuispinus
Gromiidae sp.
No full textdeposit feederOperational Taxonomic Unit (OTU): Gromiidae sp. B.
Light-coloured, short oval to slightly pear-shaped, ca. 1-2 mm lon
Gromiidae sp.
No full textdeposit feederOperational Taxonomic Unit (OTU): Gromiidae sp. C.
Body with dark greenish hue, with white fuzzy 'tendrils' on outer surfac
Tanaidacea sp.
No full textOperational taxonomic unit: Tanaidacea sp. A. Size: approximately 3 mm. Macrofaun
Crithionina sp.
No full textdeposit feederOperational taxonomic unit (OTU): Crithionina ?’elongated’.
The test (‘outer crust’) is broken in these specimens. In the bigger specimen the incorporated sponge spicules can be seen. Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm sieve)
Capitellidae sp.
No full textsurface deposit feeder.Operational taxonomic unit: Capitellidae sp. A. Common and wide-spread group of polychaetes.
The dark pellets in the posterior segments are faecal pellets.
Size: approximately: 30 mm. Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm)
Oweniidae sp.
No full textfacultative detritus feederOperational taxonomic unit: Oweniidae/Myriochele sp. B.
Tube dwelling thin fragile polychaetes. Sediment particles are incorporated into the tube.
Tubes break easily.
Thinner, more fragile tube than Oweniidae/?Myriochele sp. A
Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm)
Sipuncula sp.
No full textfacultative suspension feederOperational taxonomic unit: Sipuncula sp. A.
Sipunculans are unsegmented worms worms (whereas polychaeta are segmented).
Anterior end of specimen with characteristic two ends of the gut being twisted together. Could belong to the genus Golfingia.
Approximate length: 70 mm.
Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm)