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2005 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
This male sea spider is brooding fertilized eggs he gathered from his mate. The resulting larvae will parasitize the hydroid Aglaophenia on which the adults feed. 8 mm across. These cryptic sea spiders move very slowly.
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All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.
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Description: This individual is carrying juveniles. It is a nymphonid pycnogonid, possibly Boreonymphon sp. or Nymphon sp.
It is not possible to confirm the identification without observing the chela and palp. Item Type: Image Title: Nymphonid Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Boreonymphon sp. Behaviour: On the seabed, carrying juveniles Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- RosebankNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1085 Latitude: 60 deg 59' 33" N Longitude: 3 deg 49' 49" E Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Rather Project Partners: Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean ROV: Centurion 05 HD (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 17 July 2007
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Description: A male Boreonymphon pycnogonid carrying juveniles on its back Item Type: Image Title: Boreonymphon Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Boreonymphon sp. Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Asterix Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1350 Latitude: 5 deg 17' 25" N Longitude: 67 deg 01' 02" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 018 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 08 October 2009
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Description: Sea spider feeding on an anemone Item Type: Image Title: Pycnogonid Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Nymphon sp Behaviour: feeding Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Midnattsol Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 928 Latitude: 64 deg 00' 59" N Longitude: 5 deg 16' 44" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 034 (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 29 September 2008
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Description: This photo shows juveniles on dorsal surface. Item Type: Image Title: Sea spider Nymphon sp. Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Nymphon sp. Behaviour: Walking on seabed with juveniles on dorsal surface. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- TornadoNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Tornado Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1050 Latitude: 60 deg 33' 44" N Longitude: 4 deg 27' 23" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Stena Carron Project Partners: OMV, Oceaneering, Stena ROV: Magnum 156 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 23 December 2009
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Indo-Pacific, Shot at night, Duration 83 seconds
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 26 seconds
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Phoxichilidium maxillare.
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Nymphon robustum, Bell. A 700 Metres de Profondeur
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Colossendeis arcuatus (A.M.-Edw.), pris a 1,500 metres de profondeur. Expedition du Talisman.
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Yoshie Takahashi, Hiroshi Kajihara, Shunsuke F. Mawatari
Zookeys
Figure 1. Hedgpethia spinosa sp. n. Holotype, male (ZIHU 3335). A trunk, dorsal view B trunk, lateral view C palp D1 oviger D2 enlargement of distal segments of oviger D3 enlargement of denticulate spine constituting strigilis D4 enlargement of terminal claw of oviger E left third leg. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.
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Jian-Jia Wang, Ding-Yong Huang, Rong-Cheng Lin, Xin-Qing Zheng
Zookeys
Figure 1.Austrodec us bamberi sp. n., TVG0201, male holotype: A trunk, lateral view B trunk, dorsal view C palp D terminal articles of palp, enlarged E oviger F leg 1 G cement gland tube of leg 1, enlarged H tarsus, propodus, and claws of leg 1, enlarged I leg 3 J cement gland tube of leg 3, enlarged K propodus, and claws of leg 3, enlarged. Scale bars (A, B, F, I = 1.0 mm; C = 0.5 mm; D, E, H, K = 0.25 mm).
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Jian-Jia Wang, Ding-Yong Huang, Rong-Cheng Lin, Xin-Qing Zheng
Zookeys
Figure 2.Austrodecus bamberi sp. n. male holotype. Photograph from dorsal view.
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Item Type: Image Title: Colossendeis proboscidea Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Colossendeis proboscidea Behaviour: On the seabed Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- RosebankNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1085 Latitude: 60 deg 59' 33" N Longitude: 3 deg 49' 49" E Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Rather Project Partners: Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean ROV: Centurion 05 HD (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 17 July 2007
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Description: Sea spider (Pycnogonid) Nymphon sp. and an anemone of the the Hormathiidae family, this is one of the two more diverse families in the deep sea and many of the taxa are distinguished based on internal anatomy (Such as how many pairs of mesenteries are complete or the size of nematocysts).
Item Type: Image Title: Anemone and Sea spider Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Nymphon sp. Behaviour: The sea spider is feeding on the anemone Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- BrugdanNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- Brugdan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 480 Countries: Faroe Islands Habitat: Benthic Rig: Stena Don Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 070, Sea Owl 590 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 13 December 2010
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 8 seconds
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Description: Sea spider walking over the sea bed Item Type: Image Title: Colossendeis proboscidea Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Colossendeis proboscidea Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Midnattsol Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 928 Latitude: 64 deg 00' 59" N Longitude: 5 deg 16' 44" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 034 (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 April 2008
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Description: Sea spider (Pycnogonid) Nymphon sp. and a tubular sponge sp.
Item Type: Image Title: Sea spider on tubular sponge Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Nymphon sp. Behaviour: The sea spider is feeding on the sponge Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- BrugdanNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- Brugdan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 480 Countries: Faroe Islands Habitat: Benthic Rig: Stena Don Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 070, Sea Owl 590 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 13 December 2010
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South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 12 seconds
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Description: A sea spider walking across the sea bed, there are also sabellid polychaete worms and sea pens in the image Item Type: Image Title: Sea spider, tube worms and sea pens Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Colossendeis proboscidea, Sabellid, Pennatulid Behaviour: walking Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Midnattsol Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 928 Latitude: 64 deg 00' 59" N Longitude: 5 deg 16' 44" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 034 (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 May 2008
