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.
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
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
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.
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).
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
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
