Description: Another carnivorous sponge from cold water. Item Type: Image Title: Sponge Asbestopluma bihamatifera Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Asbestopluma bihamatifera Behaviour: Attached to seafloor. Probably 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
Holotype (IZUA-POR 100) before the 2007 fire that consumed the whole Zoology collection (and more) at the Universidad Austral de Chile. A fragment is available at the MNRJ collection (MNRJ 9119).
(A) red arrow indicating collection of holotype from Davidson Seamount (B) lab image of holotype C–E additional specimens showing density, habitat, and community at Davidson Seamount
Type specimens being collected (A–B) and prior to collection showing attachment to authigenic carbonate (C). Also seen are vesicomyid shells and a siboglinid tube worm tube. Lab image of holotype, scale is 10 cm (D). Lab image of holotype branch axis and filaments (E). Light microscopy image of showing filaments embedded in axis (F). Lab image of paratype, scale is 10 cm (G).
