Hexactinellida Schmidt 1870

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

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

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

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

Category hierarchy: Animals | SpongesDescription: The dried siliceous skeleton of the deep sea glass sponge, Euplectella.Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S3100Capture details: Lens: 4x optical zoom; 4.0 megapixel XD picture cardOriginal date: 20070206

A bleached skeleton of the deep water glass sponge, Euplectella aspergillum, cared for in the Museum's collections. It is the holotype first described by Richard Owen in 1841.

Description: Chamber sponge Asconema setubalense. Item Type: Image Title: Chamber sponge Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Asconema setubalense Behaviour: Attached to boulder apparently feeding 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: 21 December 2009

Description: Digital still collected as part of CODEMAP Item Type: Image Title: Euplectella Copyright: CODEMAP Species: Euplectella Site: Atlantic -- Celtic Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): -1576.16 Latitude: 48 deg 36' 20" N Longitude: 9 deg 57' 45" W Countries: UK -- Whittard Canyon Habitat: Submarine Canyon Rig: RRS James Cook ROV: ISIS Deposited By: Ms Katleen Robert Deposited On: 13 September 2013

Description: A sponge with shrimp on it Item Type: Image Title: Sponge and Shrimp Copyright: SERPENT Species: Hexactinellida Behaviour: Attached to sea bed with an attendant shrimp. Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- GOM unlisted Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1257 Latitude: 27 deg 23' 47" N Longitude: 90 deg 18' 12" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Habitat: Benthic Rig: Belford Dolphin Project Partners: Andarko, Subsea 7, Dolphin Drilling ROV: Subsea 7 Hercules 7 Deposited By: Mr R Curry Deposited On: 03 July 2008

Description: A stalked sponge on the sea bed Item Type: Image Title: Hyalonema sp.? Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Hyalonema 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: 12 February 2008

Description: A glass sponge. Item Type: Image Title: Hyalonema Copyright: SERPENT Species: Hyalonema Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Mzia-2 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1624 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A glass sponge. Item Type: Image Title: Hyalonema Copyright: SERPENT Species: Hyalonema Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Mzia-2 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1624 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 14 August 2014

Description: A glass sponge. The stalk is covered with zoanthids. Item Type: Image Title: Hyalonema Copyright: SERPENT Species: Hyalonema Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Mzia-3 Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1767 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: Benthic Rig: Deep Sea Metro I Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering ROV: Millennium 113 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Description: Digital still collected as part of CODEMAP Item Type: Image Title: Hyalonema apertum Copyright: CODEMAP Species: Hyalonema apertum Site: Atlantic -- Whittard Canyon Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): -1419.92 Latitude: 48 deg 52' 12" N Longitude: 11 deg 07' 39" W Habitat: Submarine Canyon Rig: RRS James Cook ROV: ISIS Deposited By: Ms Katleen Robert Deposited On: 27 September 2013