Image of Saccocalyx pendunculatus

Description:

Description: The seabed at Kitatange-1 was dominated by soft sediment with occasional areas of hard substratum. The rocks supported sessile invertebrate assemblages such as sponges and soft corals. The images show a large hexactinellid (Saccocalyx pedunclatus).
Item Type: Image
Title: Saccocalyx pedunculatus
Copyright: SERPENT
Species: Saccocalyx pendunculatus
Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Kitatange-1
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 2314
Latitude: 9 deg 35' 00" S
Longitude: 40 deg 20' 00" E
Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Noble Globetrotter II
Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering
ROV: Millennium 141
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 03 March 2017