Squat Lobsters

Description: A defensive squat lobster Item Type: Image Title: Munida sarsi Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Defensive Site: Atlantic -- Irish Shelf -- Cashel Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 174 Latitude: 54 deg 42' 23" N Longitude: 10 deg 26' 20" W Countries: Republic of Ireland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Ocean Vanguard Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Diamond Offshore ROV: Magnum 085 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 23 June 2008

Description: A defensive squat lobster Item Type: Image Title: Munida sarsi Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Defensive Site: Atlantic -- Irish Shelf -- Cashel Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 174 Latitude: 54 deg 42' 23" N Longitude: 10 deg 26' 20" W Countries: Republic of Ireland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Ocean Vanguard Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Diamond Offshore ROV: Magnum 085 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 23 June 2008

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Resting, waiting next to sponge Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Resting on seafloor, waiting Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Description: Digital still collected as part of CODEMAP Item Type: Image Copyright: CODEMAP Species: Munida sarsi Site: Atlantic -- Rockall Bank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 217 Latitude: 57 deg 57' 08" N Longitude: 13 deg 58' 41" W Habitat: Bank Rig: RRS James Cook ROV: SeaEye Lynx Deposited By: Ms Katleen Robert Deposited On: 03 October 2013

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Waiting, hunting, arms outstretched, Group, crawling, travelling, Partly buried, Crawling, hunting, moving arms Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand, Temperate Rocky Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Waiting, hunting, arms outstretched, Group, crawling, travelling, Partly buried, Crawling, hunting, moving arms Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand, Temperate Rocky Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Waiting, hunting, arms outstretched, Group, crawling, travelling, Partly buried, Crawling, hunting, moving arms Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand, Temperate Rocky Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Waiting, hunting, arms outstretched, Group, crawling, travelling, Partly buried, Crawling, hunting, moving arms Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand, Temperate Rocky Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sarsi Behaviour: Hiding beside rock Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Description: Munida squat lobsters Item Type: Image Title: Munida squat lobsters Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: A group of squat lobsters possibly feeding on the seabed. Site: Atlantic -- Northern Tropical Atlantic -- Tiof Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1114.6m Latitude: 17 deg 57' 03" N Longitude: 16 deg 48' 22" W Countries: West Africa -- Mauritania Habitat: sloping seabed Rig: Boa Deep C Project Partners: Woodside, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 22 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 01 February 2010

Description: A squat lobster (Munida sp.) feeding on krill. In this image the squat lobster has caught an individual krill in its claw. This behaviour has previously reported by SERPENT at the slightly deeper Scheihallion and Foinaven fields close to Lancaster. For further details see: Hudson, I. R and Wigham, B. D. (2003). In situ observations of the predatory feeding behaviour of the galatheid squat lobster Munida sarsi using a remotely operated vehicle. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 83: 463-464. Found at a density of 0.02 individuals per metre squared at Lancaster. Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster feeding on krill Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: Catching and feeding on krill Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 August 2010

Description: A squat lobster (Munida sp.) feeding on krill. In this image the squat lobster has caught an individual krill in its claw. This behaviour has previously reported by SERPENT at the slightly deeper Scheihallion and Foinaven fields close to Lancaster. For further details see: Hudson, I. R and Wigham, B. D. (2003). In situ observations of the predatory feeding behaviour of the galatheid squat lobster Munida sarsi using a remotely operated vehicle. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 83: 463-464. Found at a density of 0.02 individuals per metre squared at Lancaster. Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster feeding on krill Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: Catching and feeding on krill Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 August 2010

Description: A squat lobster (Munida sp.) feeding on krill. In this image the squat lobster has caught an individual krill in its claw. This behaviour has previously reported by SERPENT at the slightly deeper Scheihallion and Foinaven fields close to Lancaster. For further details see: Hudson, I. R and Wigham, B. D. (2003). In situ observations of the predatory feeding behaviour of the galatheid squat lobster Munida sarsi using a remotely operated vehicle. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 83: 463-464. Found at a density of 0.02 individuals per metre squared at Lancaster. Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster feeding on krill Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: Catching and feeding on krill Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 August 2010

Description: Squat lobster Munida sp. in defence posture outside its hiding place Item Type: Image Title: Squat Lobster Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: Defence pose Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- WhirlwindNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Whirlwind Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 184 Latitude: 60 deg 17' 01" N Longitude: 3 deg 50' 19" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 11 November 2010

Description: Two squat lobsters Munida sp. hiding in a rock crevice, both lobster's are in a defence pose, due to the presence of a cod fish (not shown), found at Lancaster 9 months after drilling ceased. Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: Defence pose Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 09 December 2010

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Munida sp. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Sedco 712 Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Fugro ROV: FCV609 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Item Type: Image Title: Squat lobster Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Munida sp. Behaviour: Crawling, hunting, travelling Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Description: The observations of wood at the seabed at Lavani were infrequent and it was not encountered at all at Zafarani. Tube worms covered the surface of the wood which also supported a number of anemones. In addition to the sessile fauna utilizing the wood as a substratum, there were numerous tubes worms (ampharetidae or sabellidae) and squat lobsters (Galatheidae) on the sediment around the wood. The squat lobsters are likely of the genus Munidopsis which have been reported to feed on wood that has been degraded by bacteria (Hoyoux et al. 2012). They possess specialist spoon-shaped claws which they use to tear off pieces of decaying wood. Gut bacteria also aid in the squat lobsters’ digestion of the wood. As the bacteria, wood-boring organisms and squat lobsters gradually breakdown the wood its energy is slowly distributed to the surrounding sediments. The enrichment of the sediment in the immediate vicinity of wood in the deep sea can dramatically increase the abundance of macrofaunal organisms over an extended time period (Bernardino et al. 2010). Item Type: Image Title: Submerged wood Copyright: SERPENT Species: Munidopsis sp. Behaviour: Feeding on wood as it is broken down by bacteria Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Lavani Depth (m): 2391 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: benthic Rig: Ocean Rig Poseidon Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 93 and 73 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 13 January 2013

Description: The observations of wood at the seabed at Lavani were infrequent and it was not encountered at all at Zafarani. Tube worms covered the surface of the wood which also supported a number of anemones. In addition to the sessile fauna utilizing the wood as a substratum, there were numerous tubes worms (ampharetidae or sabellidae) and squat lobsters (Galatheidae) on the sediment around the wood. The squat lobsters are likely of the genus Munidopsis which have been reported to feed on wood that has been degraded by bacteria (Hoyoux et al. 2012). They possess specialist spoon-shaped claws which they use to tear off pieces of decaying wood. Gut bacteria also aid in the squat lobsters’ digestion of the wood. As the bacteria, wood-boring organisms and squat lobsters gradually breakdown the wood its energy is slowly distributed to the surrounding sediments. The enrichment of the sediment in the immediate vicinity of wood in the deep sea can dramatically increase the abundance of macrofaunal organisms over an extended time period (Bernardino et al. 2010). Item Type: Image Title: Submerged wood Copyright: SERPENT Species: Munidopsis sp. Behaviour: Feeding on wood as it is broken down by bacteria Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Lavani Depth (m): 2391 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: benthic Rig: Ocean Rig Poseidon Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 93 and 73 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 13 January 2013

Description: The observations of wood at the seabed at Lavani were infrequent and it was not encountered at all at Zafarani. Tube worms covered the surface of the wood which also supported a number of anemones. In addition to the sessile fauna utilizing the wood as a substratum, there were numerous tubes worms (ampharetidae or sabellidae) and squat lobsters (Galatheidae) on the sediment around the wood. The squat lobsters are likely of the genus Munidopsis which have been reported to feed on wood that has been degraded by bacteria (Hoyoux et al. 2012). They possess specialist spoon-shaped claws which they use to tear off pieces of decaying wood. Gut bacteria also aid in the squat lobsters’ digestion of the wood. As the bacteria, wood-boring organisms and squat lobsters gradually breakdown the wood its energy is slowly distributed to the surrounding sediments. The enrichment of the sediment in the immediate vicinity of wood in the deep sea can dramatically increase the abundance of macrofaunal organisms over an extended time period (Bernardino et al. 2010). Item Type: Image Title: Submerged wood Copyright: SERPENT Species: Munidopsis sp. Behaviour: Feeding on wood as it is broken down by bacteria Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Lavani Depth (m): 2391 Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania Habitat: benthic Rig: Ocean Rig Poseidon Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 93 and 73 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 13 January 2013