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Seamounts of Canada's Large Offshore Pacific Area of Interest (a MLNEP guide) [2020]

A major objective of the Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) project is to support the accuracy and consistency of taxonomic identification in images, as well as to promote collaboration among stake-holders working within this region (project page: ...more ↓

Lillipathes cf. wingi (OTU: CA04) 1
Lillipathes (OTU: CA04)
Chrysopathes spp. (OTU: CA21) 2
Lophelia pertusa 3
Zibrowius sp. 2
Alcyonacea, finely branched (OTU: CA08) 2
Stolonifera, Encrusting (OTU: CA43) 4
Stolonifera
Unbranched Isididae (OTU: CA33) 1
Unbranched Isididae (OTU: CA33)
Brittle star (OTU: EO01) 3
Ophiuroidea
Brittle star (OTU: EO02) 2
Ophiuroidea (OTU: EO02)
Brittle star (OTU: EO03) 2
Ophiuroidea (OTU: EO03)
Primnoidae, White #2 (OTU: CA45) 2
Callogorgia sp. (OTU: CA29) 1
Primnoidae, Bushy (OTU: CA36) 1
Primnoidae
Keratoisis sp., Branching Tree (OTU: CA22) 2
Isidella tentaculum (OTU: CA07) 3
Isidella (OTU: CA07)
Mushroom coral, Stalked (OTU: CA30) 2
Mushroom coral, cf Anthomastus sp. (OTU: CA31) 4
Swiftia cf pacifica (OTU: CA12) 4
Swiftia spp. (OTU: CA44) 3
Swiftia spp.
Paragorgia cf. jamesi (OTU: CA15) 2
Paragorgia jamesi
Anthoptilum cf. lithophilum (OTU: CA41) 3
Anthoptilum cf. lithophilum
Anthoptilum grandiflorum (OTU: CA01) 1
Umbellula lindahli (OTU: CA03) 5
Ptilosarcus cf. gurneyi (CA40) 6
Ptilosarcus
Halipteris spp. (OTU: CA02) 2
Halipteris californica
Stylasteridae spp. (OTU: CH01) 1
Stylasteridae (OTU: CH01)
White Bump Star (OTU EA17) 2
Asteroidea
Sea Stars (OTU: EA09) 7
solaster
Hymenaster, Pink 1
Hymenaster sp.
Wrinkle star 5
Pteraster militaris (OTU: EA14)
Slime Star 6
Pteraster tesselatus
Brisingidae (OTU: EA01) 2
Brisingidae
Brisinga synaptoma (OTU: EA02) 2
Brisinga synaptoma
Velcro Star 8
Stylasterias forreri
Sunflower Sea Star 2
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Poraniopsis inflata (EA16) 9
Poraniopsis inflata
Blood stars (OTU: EA05) 3
Henricia spp. (OTU: EA05)
Nearchaster aciculosus (OTU: EA07) 4
Nearchaster aciculosus
Dipsacaster (OTU: EA06) 3
Dytaster gilberti 5
Dytaster gilberti (OTU: EA15)
Goniasteridae (OTU: EA04) 3
Cookie Star 10
Ceramaster patagonicus (OTU: EA13)
Evoplosoma (OTU: EA03) 5
Hippasteria spp. (OTU: EA10) 4
Hippasteria
Mediaster tenellus 1
Sun star (OTU: EA08) 11
Solaster (OTU: EA08)
Rose Sun Star 8
Crossaster papposus
Poraniopsis 6
Asteroschema sublaeve 2
Asteronyx loveni 1
Florometra asperrima 2
Florometra serratissima 2
Ptilocrinus spp. (OTU: EC02) 12
Sperosoma obscurum (OTU: EC01) 4
Fragile sea urchin 2
Strongylocentrotus fragilis
Sea pig (OTU: EH01) 5
Elpidiidae (OTU: EH01)
Pannychia moseleyi 2
White pedal sea cucumber 4
Psolus squamatus
Paelopatides confundens (OTU: EH05) 3
Paelopatides confundens
Pseudostichopus mollis (OTU: EH03) 4
Pseudostichopus mollis
Rossellidae, Boot Sponges (OTU: PH06) 13
Schaudinnia sp. nov. 2
Aphrocallistidae spp. 3
Homoieurete n. sp. (OTU: PH10) 4
Farrea spp., Branching (OTU: PH03) 1
Farrea occa (OTU: PH02) 2
Farrea occa
Farrea spp., Small tubes (OTU: PH09) 2
Pinulasma n. sp. (OTU: PH04) 3
Chonelasma oreia (OTU: PH08) 1
Chonelasma oreia
Hexactinella n. sp., Undulated (OTU: PH01) 5
Tretodictyum n. sp., Striated (OTU: PH05) 2
Plakina sp. (OTU: PD13) 3
Plakina sp. (OTU PD13)
Penares cortius 4
Ancorina sp. 2
Poecillastra tenuilaminaris, plate sponge (OTU: PD10) 3
Poecillastra tenuilaminaris, plate sponge
Auletta sp. (OTU: PD11) 3
Auletta sp. (OTU PD11)
Desmacella 2
Polymastiidae (OTU: PD16) 2
Polymastiidae
Haliclona sp., finger (OTU: PD12) 3
Haliclona sp., finger (OTU PD12)
Cladorhizidae (OTU: PD05) 14
Asbestopluma monticola (OTU: PD14) 4
Asbestopluma (Asbestopluma) monticola
Mycale cf. loveni (OTU: PD09) 3
Latrunculia oparinae 1

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