Imagem de Bathynomus A. Milne-Edwards 1879

Descrição:

Description: Bathynomus giganteus (Giant Isopod) specimen obtained in a baited trap. It was identified as Bathynomus giganteus/ Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Isopoda,Cirolaridae) common for the Atlantic and reported previously for Venezuela. It was identified by the muesum in Caracas, Venezuela.
Item Type: Image
Title: Bathynomus giganteus - Giant Isopod
Copyright: SERPENT project
Species: Bathynomus giganteus
Site: Atlantic -- Venezuelan Basin
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 543
Latitude: 9 deg 44' 07" N
Longitude: 59 deg 44' 60" W
Countries: South America -- Venezuela
Habitat: Seafloor
Rig: Transocean Sovereign Explorer
Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Subsea 7
ROV: Centurion 38 HD
Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones
Deposited On: 12 February 2010