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Syringammina sp.
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.
There is a decapod crustacean in this image as wel
Benthocodon sp.
No full textThese animals drift slowly over the surface of the sediment apparently feeding on copepods and organic material on the sedimentThis hydromedusa is probably Benthocodon (perhaps B. pedunculata). However, the genus may be Voragonema. Without a higher resolution image or a properly preserved specimen, it is impossible to be certain.
These are common in the benthic boundary zone in all the oceans. They apparently feed on copepods, perhaps too, the organic fluff that carpets the sea floor
Schizopathes
No full textOrder Antipatharia, Family Schizopathidae.
Appears to have a small fish sheltering underneath
Ipnops sp.
No full textA fish that has been rarely photographed.
I. agassizi (shaloower than 2000 m) and I. meadi (deeper than 3500 m) are found in the Indian Ocean. It is not possible to identify this specimen to species level because the image resolution isn't high enough
Hermit crab and anemone
No full textFeeding at baited timelapse camera. The animal would appear at the bait for a number of frames before moving away (oftern to the back of the frame) to return to the bait later in the deployment.These hermit crabs are of the Parapaguridae with anemones on the shells.
There are 4 species of Parapagurus reported from this area. They are likely either P. bouvieri or P. andreui, or perhaps even both species. Both associate with Epizoanthus spp., but they can occasionally be found in shells where the coelenterate is not as well developed and only partially covers the housing.
P. pilosimanus is found only in the Atlantic (both sides), and so far have not seen any from the Indian Ocean
