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Xenophyophore
No full textThis is most likely the Xenophyophore Syringammina sp.
Xenophyophores are single celled organisms. The single cell branches and splits into hundreds of tubes which ramify and interconnect into a complex network. The test builds up as it proliferates, secreting a slimy organic cement. These are the largest structures produced by a single cell
Barnacle
No full textUnidentified barnacles utilizing the hard substratum provided by litter on the seabed at Ngisi-
Crinoid
No full textArms raised into water column to feed on plankton as the current passes through the fan shape created by the feather-like arms.This appears to be a member of Charitometridae. Best guess is genus Glyptometra. There are several species known from the Indian Ocean and immediate vicinity at depths >1,000 m.
However, the genus is likely oversplit, and the entire family needs revising
Plesiopenaeus sp.
No full textencountered swimming over the seabed during a video transectCould be Plesiopenaeus armatu
Hydrolagus sp.
No full textChimaerids (ghost shark). These individuals are most similar to Hydrolagus affinis. Some individuals are paler and others are a darker purple. Some of the paler individuals appear to have vein-like markings extending vertically from the lateral line. In some individuals the dorsal spine is marginally shorter than the longest fin rays, but in other individuals the reverse is true. No clear pattern or delineation can be made between morphotypes and some individuals seem to be intermediate. Provisionally all of these affinis-like individuals are called Hydrolagus cf. affini
Centrophorus granulosus
No full textFeeding at a baited camera experiment. Scavenging.This gulper shark appeared at a baited camera experiment and took almost the entire bait in one visit. The second image immediately follows the image showing the shark
