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Date : 14/02/2014 Affichages : 566

Deep Sea Protists AncesStram Project

Images of protists from sampling at 500 m depth in a 1000 m water column off the Cap de Nice and Point C at 250 m depth. Sampling conducted for the AncesStram ANR project of David Moreira (Univ Paris Sud).

Date : 24/09/2016
Taille : 212 éléments
Deep Sea Protists of the Mediterranean Sea: AncesStram project
 
 

Deep Sea Protists of the Mediterranean Sea: AncesStram project

Deep water sampling conducted for the ANR project AncesStram

Date : 24/09/2016
Affichages : 2245
Sagitta 3 at Point C,  our mesoplegaic sampling site
 
 

Sagitta 3 at Point C, our mesoplegaic sampling site

Sampling at Point C: Total depth of water column 300 m, located about 1 Km off-shore.

Date : 23/05/2017
Affichages : 1046
Eiffel Tower Pt C sampling
 
 

Eiffel Tower Pt C sampling

Mesopelagic depth relative to Eiffel Tower

Date : 10/02/2018
Affichages : 769
The Nautilus
 
 

The Nautilus

Captain Nemo Contemplating Mesopelagic Protists

Date : 25/01/2018
Affichages : 781
Hasitgerina pelagica
 
 

Hasitgerina pelagica

Shell and spines. Specimen from Pt C deep net tow on Sept 29 2020

Date : 29/09/2020
Affichages : 65
Nassularian Radiolarian - Cornutella profunda (Ehrenberg 1854)
 
 

Nassularian Radiolarian - Cornutella profunda (Ehrenberg 1854)

Net sample 500-400 m depth on Sept 23 2016, off the Cap de Nice

Date : 24/09/2016
Affichages : 1168
live Spirocyrtis cornutella  from net tow 500-400 m on Sept 26 2016
 
 

live Spirocyrtis cornutella from net tow 500-400 m on Sept 26 2016

Date : 28/09/2016
Affichages : 1138
Eucyrtidium acuminatum
 
 

Eucyrtidium acuminatum

Eucyrtidium acuminatum from 250 m depth Pt C on Dec 19 2016 .

Date : 04/01/2017
Affichages : 1115
Spirocyrtis cornutella (Haeckel)
 
 

Spirocyrtis cornutella (Haeckel)

Net sample 500-400 m depth on Sept 23 2016, off the Cap de Nice

Date : 24/09/2016
Affichages : 1144
Lampromita danaes (Haeckel 1887) from a deep net tow
 
 
Afficher le panorama

Lampromita danaes (Haeckel 1887) from a deep net tow

Tilted right, from bottom up, tilted left

Date : 24/09/2020
Affichages : 65
Chinese Hat Radiolarian
 
 

Chinese Hat Radiolarian

The radiolarian Litharachnium eupilium (Haeckel, 1887). Originally described by Haeckel as Sethophormis eupilium. Top insert shows the shape of the cephalus ; bottom insert shows Haeckel's 1887 illustration from Plate 56 of the Challenger Expedition mon

Date : 08/04/2018
Affichages : 577
Litharachnium tentorium
 
 

Litharachnium tentorium

From a deep net tow on Sept 22 2020

Date : 24/09/2020
Affichages : 53
Tholospyris acuminata (Herwig1879)
 
 

Tholospyris acuminata (Herwig1879)

Tholospyris acuminata (Hertwig 1879) from a deep net tow (275-225 m) at Point C on September 7 2020. ID by Nori Suzuki.

Date : 10/09/2020
Affichages : 50
Amphispyris reticulata
 
 

Amphispyris reticulata

Amphispyris reticulata from a deep net tow on Sept 22 2020

Date : 23/09/2020
Affichages : 48
Tripodocyrtis platycephala (Haeckel, 1887)
 
 

Tripodocyrtis platycephala (Haeckel, 1887)

Date : 13/12/2020
Affichages : 15
Archiscenium quadrispinum
 
 

Archiscenium quadrispinum

From a deep water (275-225 m) net tow on October 27, 2020 at Point C

Date : 28/10/2020
Affichages : 42
Zygocircus typus (Haeckel 1887) described as Cortina typus by Haeckel
 
 

Zygocircus typus (Haeckel 1887) described as Cortina typus by Haeckel

From a deep water (275-225 m) net tow on October 12, 2020.

Date : 13/10/2020
Affichages : 51
Radiolarian (Pteroscenium sp.) from a deep net tow
 
 

Radiolarian (Pteroscenium sp.) from a deep net tow

An unidentified nassularian radiolarian from a deep net tow (275-225 m) on June 23 2020

Date : 05/07/2020
Affichages : 104
Pteroscenium sp.
 
 

Pteroscenium sp.

Pteroscenium sp. from a deep net tow on June 23 2020

Date : 23/06/2020
Affichages : 50
Tubosphaera teseractis (Dreyer1913)
 
 

Tubosphaera teseractis (Dreyer1913)

Tubosphaera teseractis (Freyer 1913). Skelelton found in material from a deep net tow (275-225m) at Point C on December 20, 2020.

Date : 02/12/2020
Affichages : 25
Coelodendrum ramosissimum
 
 

Coelodendrum ramosissimum

Coelodendrum ramosissimum Haeckel 1861 (probably) according to both Tristan Biard & Yasuhide Nakamura. Found at 250 m on Sept 19th 2017.

Date : 27/09/2017
Affichages : 821
Coelodendrum ramosissimum
 
 

Coelodendrum ramosissimum

From a sample taken on November 21 2017.

Date : 25/11/2017
Affichages : 758
Coelanthemum auloceroides Haecker, 1908
 
 

Coelanthemum auloceroides Haecker, 1908

From a sample taken on August 21 2018

Date : 24/08/2018
Affichages : 493
6xbigballradyaug28m250
 
 

6xbigballradyaug28m250

Coelanthemum auloceroides (Haecker 1908) from a sample taken on August 21 2018

Date : 01/10/2018
Affichages : 542
Aulacantha scolymantha Heackel 1860
 
 

Aulacantha scolymantha Heackel 1860

Damaged, should be globe-shaped. From Point C on August 28, 250 m depth.

Date : 31/08/2018
Affichages : 539
Challengeron channeri
 
 

Challengeron channeri

Challengeron channeri (Murray 1885) from a sample taken on August 21 2018 at Point C from 250 m depth.

Date : 24/08/2018
Affichages : 512
Challengeron channeri
 
 

Challengeron channeri

Challengeron channeri from a sample taken on November 8th 2018.

Date : 14/11/2018
Affichages : 476
Chellengeria xiphodon
 
 

Chellengeria xiphodon

Challengeria xiphodon from a dep (275-225m) net tow on July 21 2020.

Date : 24/07/2020
Affichages : 138
Protocystis xiphodon or Challengeria xiphodon
 
 

Protocystis xiphodon or Challengeria xiphodon

From a net tow 500-400 m depth off the Cap of Nice (1000 m total depth) on September 23 2016.

Date : 24/09/2016
Affichages : 1082
Protocystis xiphodon
 
 

Protocystis xiphodon

Chellengeria xiphodon

Date : 05/05/2017
Affichages : 874
20xChallenXipho17Sept250m
 
 

20xChallenXipho17Sept250m

Date : 19/09/2018
Affichages : 468
Challengeria tritonis
 
 

Challengeria tritonis

From 250 m depth Point C May 2 2017

Date : 09/05/2017
Affichages : 831
Challengeranium diodon from 450 m on Sept 26 2016
 
 

Challengeranium diodon from 450 m on Sept 26 2016

Date : 28/09/2016
Affichages : 1046
Challengeranium diodon
 
 

Challengeranium diodon

Challengeranium diodon from 250m on Jan 9 2016 at Point C

Date : 28/01/2017
Affichages : 1056
32xchalleg3jan250m
 
 

32xchalleg3jan250m

Challengeranium diodon found on Jan 3 2017 at 250 m

Date : 07/01/2017
Affichages : 1067
32xdiodons24april250m
 
 

32xdiodons24april250m

This does not look kosher or hallal

Date : 27/04/2017
Affichages : 907
DiodonPairsNetow9Jan
 
 

DiodonPairsNetow9Jan

Pairs of C. diadon from a deep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019

Date : 13/01/2019
Affichages : 406
Challengeron willlemoesii couple
 
 

Challengeron willlemoesii couple

From a deep (275-225m) net tow on December 02, 20250.

Date : 02/12/2020
Affichages : 21
Challengeron willemoesii Jan 3 2018 @ 250 m depth
 
 

Challengeron willemoesii Jan 3 2018 @ 250 m depth

Date : 05/01/2018
Affichages : 671
Challengron willlemoesii
 
 

Challengron willlemoesii

Challengron willlemoesii (Haeckel 1887) from a deep water net tow (500) off the Cap of Nice on March 11 2016

Date : 12/03/2016
Affichages : 1059
Challengeron willemoseii
 
 

Challengeron willemoseii

Date : 29/04/2017
Affichages : 920
Challengeron willemoesii April 24 2017 @ 250 m depth
 
 

Challengeron willemoesii April 24 2017 @ 250 m depth

Date : 29/04/2017
Affichages : 962
Challengeron willemoesii October 17 2017 @ 250 m depth
 
 

Challengeron willemoesii October 17 2017 @ 250 m depth

Date : 23/10/2017
Affichages : 658
Challengeron willlemoesii
 
 

Challengeron willlemoesii

From Pt C on December 5th

Date : 05/12/2016
Affichages : 831
Foraging cell
 
 

Foraging cell

Challengeron willemoesii extending its feeding pseudopods. Live specimen from a deep net tow on October 20, 2020

Date : 20/10/2020
Affichages : 49
Challengeron willemoesii
 
 

Challengeron willemoesii

Challengeron willemoesii either ingesting a prey item or excreting waste....

Date : 05/05/2017
Affichages : 877
Challengeron willemoesii
 
 

Challengeron willemoesii

Composite image showing chlorophyll auto-fluorescence of spilled cell contents.

Date : 02/10/2018
Affichages : 411
Euphysetta lucani
 
 

Euphysetta lucani

Euphysetta lucani (shell) from about 450m depth on September 26 2016

Date : 30/09/2016
Affichages : 977
Euphysetta lucani
 
 

Euphysetta lucani

Euphysetta lucani from 250 m depth at Point C on Jan 16 2017.

Date : 24/01/2017
Affichages : 1147
Euphysetta lucani
 
 

Euphysetta lucani

Euphysetta lucani from 250 m on April 18 2017

Date : 20/04/2017
Affichages : 846
Euphysetta lucani from 250 m depth at Point C August 7, 2017
 
 

Euphysetta lucani from 250 m depth at Point C August 7, 2017

Date : 15/08/2017
Affichages : 737
Euphysetta lucani
 
 

Euphysetta lucani

Euphysetta lucani from a deep net tow(1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019.

Date : 13/01/2019
Affichages : 358
Euphysetta lucani
 
 

Euphysetta lucani

Found in sample taken on November 28 from 250m depth, Pt C.

Date : 02/12/2017
Affichages : 794
Euphysetta lucani
 
 

Euphysetta lucani

From a deep water net tow (1200-300 m).

Date : 09/02/2019
Affichages : 319
Euphysetta pusilla
 
 

Euphysetta pusilla

Euphysetta pusilla from 250 m on April 24 2017

Date : 19/04/2017
Affichages : 851
Euphysetta pusilla
 
 

Euphysetta pusilla

Found at 250 m on May 10 2017

Date : 12/05/2017
Affichages : 924
Euphysetta pusilla
 
 

Euphysetta pusilla

From a sample taken on November 12 2018

Date : 17/11/2018
Affichages : 419
Euphysetta pussila
 
 

Euphysetta pussila

Euphysetta pusilla from a deep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019.

Date : 12/01/2019
Affichages : 381
Lirella bullata
 
 

Lirella bullata

Lirella bullata from 250 m on Jan 10 2018

Date : 12/01/2018
Affichages : 694
Lirella bullata
 
 

Lirella bullata

From Point C at 250 m on July 11 2017

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 770
Lirella melo (Cleve 1899)
 
 

Lirella melo (Cleve 1899)

Lirella melo from a deep water (2200-1200 m) net tow at 43°30'000N, 007°36'000E on Feb 6 2019.

Date : 09/02/2019
Affichages : 401
Porospathis holostoma
 
 

Porospathis holostoma

Porospathidium holostoma from a deep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019.

Date : 16/01/2019
Affichages : 400
Porospathis holostoma
 
 

Porospathis holostoma

Porospathis holostoma from a deep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019. The specimens long spines are apparently broken off.

Date : 12/01/2019
Affichages : 382
40xborgertthing250mptc19dec
 
 

40xborgertthing250mptc19dec

Do not know what this is found on DEc 19 2017 at 250 m

Date : 07/01/2017
Affichages : 1054
Amphilonche elongata
 
 

Amphilonche elongata

Live speciman from a deep (275-225m) net tow at Pt C on Decmeber 2, 2020.

Date : 02/12/2020
Affichages : 28
Spongurus cylindricus
 
 

Spongurus cylindricus

Spongurus cylindricus from Feb 19 2019

Date : 22/02/2018
Affichages : 698
Spiny Globe
 
 

Spiny Globe

Radiolarian skeleton: October 17 2016

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1182
Cladococcus scoparius
 
 

Cladococcus scoparius

Cladococcus scoparius from a sample taken at Point C, 250 m depth, August 21 2018.

Date : 13/08/2018
Affichages : 485
Cladococcus viminalis
 
 

Cladococcus viminalis

Found in sample taken on July 3rd 2018, Pt C 250m depth

Date : 04/07/2018
Affichages : 525
Cladococcus viminalis
 
 

Cladococcus viminalis

Cladococuus viminalis skeleton from a deep water (500) net tow on March 11.

Date : 11/03/2016
Affichages : 1129
Cladococcus abietinus (Haeckel, 1887)
 
 

Cladococcus abietinus (Haeckel, 1887)

Cladococcus abietinus (Haeckel 1887). From a sample taken at 250 m July 17th 2018

Date : 18/07/2018
Affichages : 565
Cladococcus
 
 

Cladococcus

Cladococcus sp. from a deep water net tow on Feb. 6 2019. Stack of 105 images made using a 10x objective.

Date : 10/02/2019
Affichages : 369
Staghorn Radiolarian : Cladococcus cervicornis (probably)
 
 

Staghorn Radiolarian : Cladococcus cervicornis (probably)

Clasococcus skeleton found in a sample taken on December 4 2017

Date : 09/01/2018
Affichages : 644
Cladococcus cervicornis
 
 

Cladococcus cervicornis

Cladococcus cervicornis skeleton found in a deep (1000-300m) net sample taken on Jan 17, 2019.

Date : 18/01/2019
Affichages : 412
Cladococcus cervicornis
 
 

Cladococcus cervicornis

Cladococcus cervicornis skeleton from a deeep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 29 2019, off Monaco.

Date : 03/02/2019
Affichages : 408
Cladococcus cervicornis
 
 

Cladococcus cervicornis

Cladococcus cervicornis skeleton from a deeep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 29 2019, off Monaco.

Date : 03/02/2019
Affichages : 411
Rhizosphaera trigonacantha
 
 

Rhizosphaera trigonacantha

Skeleton of the radiolarian Rhizosphaera trigonacantha (Haeckel) from a sample taken on Jan 10 2017 at 250 m depth (Pt C)

Date : 20/01/2018
Affichages : 655
Actinomma trinacrium (Haeckel 1887)
 
 

Actinomma trinacrium (Haeckel 1887)

Star from the dark sea

Date : 09/07/2018
Affichages : 543
Deep Sea Star
 
 

Deep Sea Star

Rad from 2 Km down: From a net tow between 2200 and 1800 m depth.

Date : 15/11/2018
Affichages : 423
Probably an immature specimen of Hexacontium pachydermum (Jorgensen 1900)
 
 

Probably an immature specimen of Hexacontium pachydermum (Jorgensen 1900)

From 250 m at Point C on May 2 2018

Date : 27/05/2018
Affichages : 487
Acanthosphaera actinota (Haeckel 1860)
 
 

Acanthosphaera actinota (Haeckel 1860)

Acanthosphaera actinota from a sample taken on May 7 2017.

Date : 11/05/2018
Affichages : 457
Hexacontium pachydermum
 
 

Hexacontium pachydermum

Hexacontium pachydermum (Jorgensen 1900) from Pont C off the Cap de Nice from 250 m on Jan 16 2017.

Date : 21/01/2017
Affichages : 988
Hexacontium pachydermum shell
 
 

Hexacontium pachydermum shell

Hexacontium pachydermum shell from a deep net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019

Date : 11/01/2019
Affichages : 370
Hexacontium
 
 

Hexacontium

Date : 05/09/2018
Affichages : 535
16xcladothorny2may250m
 
 

16xcladothorny2may250m

Maybe a Cladococcus sp?

Date : 05/05/2017
Affichages : 915
BlueStar
 
 

BlueStar

Another of the maybe Cladococcus or Hexacontium sp.... from Jan 25 2018

Date : 05/11/2018
Affichages : 473
Hexacontium pachydermum
 
 

Hexacontium pachydermum

From a sample taken on Feb. 7 2018.

Date : 29/09/2018
Affichages : 461
Haeckeliella macrodoras
 
 

Haeckeliella macrodoras

Haeckeliella macrodoras (Haeckel, 1887) described by Haeckel as Haliomma macrodoras in 1887 - Plate 28, fig. 6. From a deep net tow (275-225m) December 02, 2020.

Date : 04/12/2020
Affichages : 20
better10xrady15may250m
 
 

better10xrady15may250m

Odd hat-shaped radiolarian from a sample taken on May 15th 2017.

Date : 16/05/2017
Affichages : 917
Circodiscus ellipticus (Stöhr 1880)
 
 

Circodiscus ellipticus (Stöhr 1880)

From a plankton net tow from 500 to 400 m depth 8 km off the coast from Nice.

Date : 29/11/2016
Affichages : 1073
Dictocoryne profunda
 
 

Dictocoryne profunda

Dictyocoryne profunda from a deep water net tow (1000-300m) on Jan 9 2019

Date : 13/01/2019
Affichages : 340
Tetraplecta sp. Sept 26 2016 450 m
 
 

Tetraplecta sp. Sept 26 2016 450 m

Date : 28/09/2016
Affichages : 1039
Tetraplecta sp.
 
 

Tetraplecta sp.

Tetraplecta sp. from net tow 500-40 m on Sept 26 2016

Date : 28/09/2016
Affichages : 1106
A new species of Plectaniscus
 
 

A new species of Plectaniscus

From Jan 3 2018 @ 250 m Point C

Date : 05/01/2018
Affichages : 747
Zygocircus sp?
 
 

Zygocircus sp?

A Zygocircus sp? From 250 m (Point C Villefranche-sur-Mer) on Dec 19 2016.

Date : 23/12/2016
Affichages : 1037
Clathrocorys giltschii
 
 

Clathrocorys giltschii

Clathrocorys giltschii (Haeckel 1887) found on Feb. 20th at 250m depth

Date : 19/06/2017
Affichages : 871
Zygocircus piscicaudatus
 
 

Zygocircus piscicaudatus

Zygocircus pisicaudatus Popofsky 1913 (pg 287, Plate 28 fig. 3)

Date : 08/11/2016
Affichages : 1109
Medusetta parthenopaea (Borgert 1901)
 
 

Medusetta parthenopaea (Borgert 1901)

From a sample taken on April 9 2018, 250m depth, Pt C. Inset shows Borgert's drawing from the 1901 species description of specimens found near Naples.

Date : 27/09/2018
Affichages : 451
Medusetta parthenopaea
 
 

Medusetta parthenopaea

From Point C at 250 m depth on Feb 6 2017

Date : 13/02/2017
Affichages : 933
Circoporus hexapodius (Borgert 1902)
 
 

Circoporus hexapodius (Borgert 1902)

Found at 250 m on March 20 2017- not previously reported in the Medit nor anywhere since in the early 1900's.

Date : 23/03/2017
Affichages : 916
Cannosphaera geometrica
 
 

Cannosphaera geometrica

Cannosphaera geometrica (Borgert 1892) from 250 m on May 22 2017. Inset figure from Borgert 1909.

Date : 03/06/2017
Affichages : 728
16xlongleggedrad26jun250m
 
 

16xlongleggedrad26jun250m

"Plagiacanthoidea gen. et sp. indet." = undescribed species according to Nori Suzuki! Found in a sample taken on June 26 2018 at 250 m

Date : 07/07/2018
Affichages : 425
Gazelletta sp.
 
 

Gazelletta sp.

Gazelletta sp. (Phaeodarian) from a June 2 2020 net tow from 275 m to 225 m depth.

Date : 06/06/2020
Affichages : 112
A nassularian radiolarian
 
 

A nassularian radiolarian

Date : 27/10/2016
Affichages : 1093
Pterocranium prismatium
 
 

Pterocranium prismatium

Pterocranium prismatium found in sample taken on June 29 2018 at Pt from 250 m depth

Date : 04/07/2018
Affichages : 511
Pterocanium prismatium
 
 

Pterocanium prismatium

Another morpho-type of Pterocanium prismatium according to Nori Suzuki.

Date : 07/07/2018
Affichages : 469
Spiny Guy
 
 

Spiny Guy

Possibly Lophospyris pentagona. From 450m depth on October 24 2016.

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 962
Hexacontium asteracanthion from the 11th of September at 250m
 
 

Hexacontium asteracanthion from the 11th of September at 250m

Date : 12/09/2018
Affichages : 456
Leptohalysis catella (Höglund 1947).
 
 

Leptohalysis catella (Höglund 1947).

Found in a sample from Point C at 250m depth on May 7 2018.

Date : 10/05/2018
Affichages : 511
Deep Water Oligotrich
 
 

Deep Water Oligotrich

Oligotrich ciliate found in a sample taken on October 2 2018.

Date : 15/10/2018
Affichages : 409
Small oligotrich ciliate
 
 

Small oligotrich ciliate

A very small oligotrich, likely strobilidium-type, from 450 m on October 17 2016.

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1089
Deep Sea Ciliate
 
 

Deep Sea Ciliate

From the 500-400 depth stratum on October 24 2016.

Date : 31/10/2016
Affichages : 980
Deep Sea Oligotrich
 
 

Deep Sea Oligotrich

Odd oligotrichid found in a sample from Jan 8 2019.

Date : 09/01/2019
Affichages : 359
Small deep sea oligotrich ciliate
 
 

Small deep sea oligotrich ciliate

From an integrated water sample (500-400m) on October 24th

Date : 01/11/2016
Affichages : 998
Tiny raptorial ciliate
 
 

Tiny raptorial ciliate

Date : 27/10/2016
Affichages : 1097
A lacrymarid ciliate
 
 

A lacrymarid ciliate

Date : 27/10/2016
Affichages : 995
Deep Sea Ciliate
 
 

Deep Sea Ciliate

Another odd deep sea ciliate. From Point C off the Cap de Nice on Jan 16 2017, 250 m depth.

Date : 21/01/2017
Affichages : 928
Long deep sea ciliate
 
 

Long deep sea ciliate

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1110
A Tiarina like ciliate
 
 

A Tiarina like ciliate

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1098
Ciliate from 250 m depth at Point C on Dec 19 2016.
 
 

Ciliate from 250 m depth at Point C on Dec 19 2016.

Date : 04/01/2017
Affichages : 998
A tiarina-type ciliate
 
 

A tiarina-type ciliate

A tiarina-type ciliate from an 500-400 m integrated water sample taken on October 24 2016.

Date : 01/11/2016
Affichages : 1107
Odd ciliate found on 24april at 250 m depth
 
 
Afficher le panorama

Odd ciliate found on 24april at 250 m depth

Deep sea ciliate found on April 24, dubbed "Micro- Narwhal" by Richard Snyder.

Date : 25/04/2017
Affichages : 774
Deep Sea Ciliate
 
 
Afficher le panorama

Deep Sea Ciliate

An undescribed deep-sea ciliate found on May 15 2017 at 250 m.

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 794
Deep Sea Oddity
 
 
Afficher le panorama

Deep Sea Oddity

Very Odd Deep Sea Ciliate found on April 24 2017 at 250 m

Date : 01/05/2017
Affichages : 917
Canthariella pyrimidata
 
 

Canthariella pyrimidata

Canthariella pyrimidata with bits of silicoflagellates and diatoms attached to its lorica. From 250 m depth on June 26 2018.

Date : 07/07/2018
Affichages : 466
Canthariella pyrimidata
 
 

Canthariella pyrimidata

The tintinnid ciliate Canthariella pyrimidata with silcoflagellate skeletons attached to its lorica => body armour?

Date : 07/07/2017
Affichages : 795
Amporides laackmanni
 
 

Amporides laackmanni

Found at 250 m, Point C on April 10

Date : 15/04/2017
Affichages : 922
Tiny Amphorellopsis
 
 

Tiny Amphorellopsis

Small Amphorellopsis sp. found on March 27 2017 at 250 m.

Date : 31/03/2017
Affichages : 886
Amphorellopsis laackmanni
 
 

Amphorellopsis laackmanni

A small Amphorellopsis tintinnid ciliate

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 937
Tiny Eutintinnus Deep Sea Species
 
 

Tiny Eutintinnus Deep Sea Species

Tiny Eutintinnus sp. Found at 250 m depth Point C on March 9 2017.

Date : 14/03/2017
Affichages : 840
A small Eutintinnus species
 
 

A small Eutintinnus species

From 250 m depth, Point C, April 10 2017

Date : 15/04/2017
Affichages : 759
A tiny, undescribed Eutintinnus species (LOD = 17 µm)
 
 

A tiny, undescribed Eutintinnus species (LOD = 17 µm)

From 250m on May 10 2017

Date : 12/05/2017
Affichages : 923
Another small Eutintinnus sp from 250 m depth
 
 

Another small Eutintinnus sp from 250 m depth

A small Eutintinnus species found on May 2 2017

Date : 06/05/2017
Affichages : 942
Eutintintinnus haslae
 
 

Eutintintinnus haslae

Found on July 4 2017 at 250 m, species generally found in surface waters

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 869
Amphorellopsis teragona
 
 

Amphorellopsis teragona

From Point C on Feb 17 2017 at 250 m depth

Date : 25/02/2017
Affichages : 818
Salpingella curta
 
 

Salpingella curta

Found on July 4th 2017 at 250 m depth- usually found in surface waters.

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 827
Undescribed Salpingella species
 
 

Undescribed Salpingella species

Found at 250 m on May 10 2017

Date : 12/05/2017
Affichages : 747
Deep Sea Salpingella Species
 
 

Deep Sea Salpingella Species

The Thin Deep Sea Salpingella species found in a sample from 250m dep^th at Point C on Jan 16 2016.

Date : 28/01/2017
Affichages : 1046
Small thin Salpingella from the deep
 
 

Small thin Salpingella from the deep

Undescribed thin Salpingella species from 250m depth on May 22nd 2017

Date : 23/05/2017
Affichages : 845
Unknown thin Salpingella species from 24 Aprilat 250m
 
 

Unknown thin Salpingella species from 24 Aprilat 250m

Inset shows surface of aboral end of lorica

Date : 25/04/2017
Affichages : 818
Salpingella species (new?)
 
 

Salpingella species (new?)

Salpingella Deep Sea species (new?)

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1137
Salpingella "thin species" apparently undescribed.
 
 

Salpingella "thin species" apparently undescribed.

Found at an station about 10 km offshore at 250 m depth in 1500 m of water on November 29 2017. Found also at our nearshore deep water station C.

Date : 02/12/2017
Affichages : 614
Parundella lohmanni (Jorgensen 1924)
 
 

Parundella lohmanni (Jorgensen 1924)

Found in a sample taken on November 7 2017.

Date : 16/11/2017
Affichages : 653
Parundella lohmanni (Jörgensen 1924)
 
 

Parundella lohmanni (Jörgensen 1924)

Found at 250 m depth on March 9 2017 at Point C

Date : 14/03/2017
Affichages : 806
Parundella longa
 
 

Parundella longa

From Point C at 250 m depth on Feb 17 2017

Date : 25/02/2017
Affichages : 881
Deep Sea Tintinnid
 
 

Deep Sea Tintinnid

Parundella messinensis

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1034
Parundella messinensis
 
 

Parundella messinensis

Parundella messinensis from May 22 2016

Date : 29/01/2018
Affichages : 706
Parundella messinensis
 
 

Parundella messinensis

Found in a sample taken on 26 June 2018 at 250 m depth.

Date : 07/07/2018
Affichages : 495
From 2 Km depth - Parundella messinensis
 
 

From 2 Km depth - Parundella messinensis

Parundella messinensis from a net tow between 2,200 and 1,800 m depth on November 14 2018.

Date : 18/11/2018
Affichages : 418
Favellla aciculifera
 
 

Favellla aciculifera

From a sample taken at 250m on November 28 2017, Point C. Known as Favellla aciculifera (Jorgensen 1924), Parundella spinosa (Kofoid & Campbell 1929), Parundella aciculifera (Kofoid & Campbell 1939), and Xystonellopsis aciculifera (Balech 1968).

Date : 02/12/2017
Affichages : 736
A deep water favellid- Favella aciculifera (Jörgensen 1924)
 
 

A deep water favellid- Favella aciculifera (Jörgensen 1924)

Favella aciculifera from 250m depth (Point C Villefranche-sur-Mer) Dec 19 2016.

Date : 25/12/2016
Affichages : 1013
Favella aciculifera
 
 

Favella aciculifera

Favella aciculifera from 250 m depth Pt C on June 27 2017

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 793
Codonellopsis morchella
 
 

Codonellopsis morchella

Dominant species of tintinnid at 450 m on October 24 2016, it is also common in shallow waters as well.

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1086
Ormosella trachelium
 
 

Ormosella trachelium

From 250 m depth, Point C on Jan 30 2017.

Date : 15/04/2017
Affichages : 830
Tiny Ormosella Species
 
 

Tiny Ormosella Species

Ormosella sp. found on Jan 3 2017 at 250 m depth. Perhaps a new species.

Date : 07/01/2017
Affichages : 1125
Dinky Deep Sea Tintinnid
 
 

Dinky Deep Sea Tintinnid

Deep Sea Ormosella Species found in a sample from 250 m depth at Point C on Jan 16 2017. Diameter of the lorica oral opening is 30 microns, total length 46 microns.

Date : 28/01/2017
Affichages : 1047
Tiny Deep Sea Ormosella species
 
 

Tiny Deep Sea Ormosella species

Tiny Deep Sea Ormosella from Point C, 250 m depth, on December 19 2016.Right panel shows the striations on the lorica.

Date : 28/01/2017
Affichages : 1050
A tiny Undella species - perhaps a new species.
 
 

A tiny Undella species - perhaps a new species.

From Point C on Feb 17 2017 at 250 m depth

Date : 25/02/2017
Affichages : 801
Odontophorella serrulata
 
 

Odontophorella serrulata

Odontophorella serrulatafrom 250 m depth at Point C on December 19 2017. The form lacks the crenulation of the oral margin but shows the serrations on the fins.

Date : 27/01/2017
Affichages : 1006
Small 'ringed' Amphorellopsis species
 
 

Small 'ringed' Amphorellopsis species

"Ringed" Amphorellopsis sp. found at 250 m at Point C on Jan 16 2017.

Date : 27/01/2017
Affichages : 1015
Amphorellopsis 'ringy form'
 
 

Amphorellopsis 'ringy form'

An Unknown Form found at Point C sampling at 250 m depth on March 20 2017

Date : 02/04/2017
Affichages : 848
Ringed-Lorica Amphorellopsis
 
 

Ringed-Lorica Amphorellopsis

Amphorellopsis 'ringed form' found on July 3 2018

Date : 08/11/2018
Affichages : 430
Albatrossiella agassizi
 
 

Albatrossiella agassizi

Albatrossiella agassizi from Point C off the Cap de Nice at 250 m depth on Jan 16 2017

Date : 21/01/2017
Affichages : 1054
96Albabtros250m19June
 
 

96Albabtros250m19June

Albatrossiella agassizi from sample taken at 250 m on June 19 2018.

Date : 12/08/2018
Affichages : 466
Deep Sea Sex
 
 

Deep Sea Sex

A pair of Salpingella curta conjugating. Sample from 250 m depth at POint C on Feb 6 2017.

Date : 12/02/2017
Affichages : 944
Salpingella faurei in the cold dark winter sea
 
 
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Salpingella faurei in the cold dark winter sea

A pair of tintinnids in first stage of conjugation in a sample taken from 150 m depth on Feb 27 2017

Date : 02/03/2017
Affichages : 898
A pair of conjugating Salpingella acuminata from 250 m on April 18 2017.
 
 
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A pair of conjugating Salpingella acuminata from 250 m on April 18 2017.

Date : 19/04/2017
Affichages : 929
Xystonellopsis spicata
 
 

Xystonellopsis spicata

From Point C on Feb 17 2017 at 250 m depth

Date : 25/02/2017
Affichages : 887
Xystonellopsis scyphium
 
 

Xystonellopsis scyphium

From 250 m depth at Point C off the Cap de Nice on June 14 2017

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 807
Xystonellopsis scyphium
 
 

Xystonellopsis scyphium

Xystonellopsis scyphium from a sample taken at 250 m depth on June 29 2018.

Date : 12/08/2018
Affichages : 488
Xystonellopsis scyphium
 
 

Xystonellopsis scyphium

Xystonellopsis scyphium found at 250 m on November 21 2017.

Date : 26/11/2017
Affichages : 656
Xystonellopsis scyphium
 
 

Xystonellopsis scyphium

From 250 m depth Pt C Jan 3 2017

Date : 07/01/2017
Affichages : 1074
Xystonellopsis spicata from deep water
 
 

Xystonellopsis spicata from deep water

Found in a sample from Point C at 250 m depth on March 27 2017

Date : 02/04/2017
Affichages : 809
From 2 Km depth - Xystonellopsis spicata
 
 

From 2 Km depth - Xystonellopsis spicata

Xystonellopsis spicata from a net tow between 2,200 and 1,800 m depth on November 14 2018.

Date : 18/11/2018
Affichages : 461
Daturella striata (Kofoid & Campbell 1929)
 
 

Daturella striata (Kofoid & Campbell 1929)

From a sample taken at 250 m depth at Point C on Feb 6 2017

Date : 12/02/2017
Affichages : 1032
32xdaturellastriat29june250m
 
 

32xdaturellastriat29june250m

Daturella striata from 250 m depth at Point C on June 29 2018

Date : 07/07/2018
Affichages : 462
mini-Daturella
 
 

mini-Daturella

A new (undescribed) species of Daturella found in a sample taken on Jan 29 2019.

Date : 01/02/2019
Affichages : 417
Smallish Tintinnopsis species (T. beroidea?)
 
 

Smallish Tintinnopsis species (T. beroidea?)

Formation of a new Tintinnopsis from a deep water (275-225 m) net tow on JUly 21, 2020.

Date : 24/07/2020
Affichages : 204
Tiny Amphorellopsis
 
 

Tiny Amphorellopsis

Tiny Amphorellopsis sp from 250m on March 13 2017

Date : 15/03/2017
Affichages : 958
Codonellopsis lusitanica
 
 

Codonellopsis lusitanica

Found at Point C on April 3 2017 at 250 m depth

Date : 09/04/2017
Affichages : 823
Dictyocysta lepida
 
 

Dictyocysta lepida

Dictyocysta lepida found on Jan 10th 2018 at 250 m

Date : 19/02/2018
Affichages : 619
Tintinnopsis cylindrica
 
 

Tintinnopsis cylindrica

Found on July 11th at 250m. Usually found a coastal surface layer waters.

Date : 19/08/2017
Affichages : 745
Codonellopsis pusilla
 
 

Codonellopsis pusilla

A small tintinnid species usually found in cool waters was present in deep waters in early April.

Date : 11/04/2018
Affichages : 480
40xnewbrandty250m21nov
 
 

40xnewbrandty250m21nov

Specimen of new tintinnid species found in sample from Nov 21 2017

Date : 24/11/2017
Affichages : 666
64xnewbrandti250m21nov
 
 

64xnewbrandti250m21nov

New species of tintinnid found on Nov 21 2017

Date : 24/11/2017
Affichages : 650
Glass pillow from 450 m
 
 

Glass pillow from 450 m

Date : 14/11/2016
Affichages : 1073
Diatom in dark waters
 
 

Diatom in dark waters

Oddly common diatom at 450 m on October 17 2016

Date : 30/10/2016
Affichages : 1050
Ornithocercus magnificus - a Pair
 
 

Ornithocercus magnificus - a Pair

From a depp (275-225m) net tow on December 02, 2020.

Date : 06/12/2020
Affichages : 14
Ornithocercus magnificus
 
 

Ornithocercus magnificus

Composite image showing symbiont autofluorescence

Date : 19/06/2020
Affichages : 125
Ornithoceras with symbionts
 
 

Ornithoceras with symbionts

Ornithocercus from the dark sea with symbionts

Date : 08/11/2016
Affichages : 1195
Triposolenia bicornis  found at 450 m on Sept 26 2016
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis found at 450 m on Sept 26 2016

Date : 28/09/2016
Affichages : 1157
Triposolenia bicornis
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis

Triposolenia bicornis from a deep net tow (1200 - 300 m) on Feb. 6 2019.

Date : 10/02/2019
Affichages : 388
Triposolenia bicornis with endosymbionts
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis with endosymbionts

Date : 25/10/2017
Affichages : 744
Triposolenia bicornis
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis

From a sample taken from 250 m depth on December 4th

Date : 01/01/2019
Affichages : 423
Triposolenia bicornis
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis

Triposolenia bicornis from 250 m depth at Point C on April 3 2017

Date : 09/04/2017
Affichages : 873
Triposolenia bicornis
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis

Triposolenia bicornis posibly distended with ingested prey item

Date : 27/04/2017
Affichages : 755
Triposolenia bicornis from 250m on May 2 2017
 
 

Triposolenia bicornis from 250m on May 2 2017

Date : 04/05/2017
Affichages : 851
Amphisolenia truncata from deep water
 
 

Amphisolenia truncata from deep water

Found at Point C on Jan 30 2017

Date : 09/04/2017
Affichages : 873
Amphisolenia globifera
 
 

Amphisolenia globifera

Amphisolenia globifera from 250 m at Point C on April 18 2017

Date : 09/05/2017
Affichages : 806
Amphisolenia brevicauda
 
 

Amphisolenia brevicauda

From a sample taken on October 3 2017 at 250 m depth

Date : 07/10/2017
Affichages : 826
Amphisolenia extensa found at 250m depth on October 24 2017
 
 

Amphisolenia extensa found at 250m depth on October 24 2017

Date : 25/10/2017
Affichages : 688
Amphisolenia extensa
 
 

Amphisolenia extensa

From 250 m at Point C on May 2 2017

Date : 04/05/2017
Affichages : 723
Brachidinium capitatum (F.J.R. Taylor 1963)
 
 
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Brachidinium capitatum (F.J.R. Taylor 1963)

From Point C at 250 m on May 22 2017

Date : 23/05/2017
Affichages : 967
Fairly abundant (several per liter) small Gyrodinium sp.
 
 

Fairly abundant (several per liter) small Gyrodinium sp.

Gyrodinium sp.

Date : 29/10/2016
Affichages : 1041
Podolampas spinifera
 
 

Podolampas spinifera

From an integrated water sample (500-400m) on October 24th

Date : 01/11/2016
Affichages : 953
Pronoctiluca rostrata (Taylor 1976)
 
 

Pronoctiluca rostrata (Taylor 1976)

Heterotrophic dinoflagellate frequently found in deep water. Specimen from a Pt C sample taken on July 24 2018 (250 m)

Date : 26/07/2018
Affichages : 510
Pronoctiluca spinifera
 
 

Pronoctiluca spinifera

From a sample taken at 250m depth on July 24 2018.

Date : 26/07/2018
Affichages : 604
Podolampas spinerfera, a heterotrophic dinoflagellate
 
 

Podolampas spinerfera, a heterotrophic dinoflagellate

From a sample taken on Feb. 7, 2018.

Date : 29/09/2018
Affichages : 514
Dicroerisma
 
 

Dicroerisma

An obscure little dinoflagellate with an apparent preference for deep water. Seen in a sample taken on Feb 19 2019.

Date : 21/02/2019
Affichages : 405
AveMaria
 
 

AveMaria

Undescribed dinoflagellate (probably) found at 250 m on Jan 3 2017, Point C. I call it Hallelujahidium (Praise the Plankton!)

Date : 08/01/2017
Affichages : 1147
Maybe a Predator on Deep Water Protists
 
 

Maybe a Predator on Deep Water Protists

Cyclothone pygmaea (Jespersen & Tåning, 1926). Mesopelagic predator- found in a net tow from 1000m to 300m on Jan 8 2019, Monaco Canyon. ID by Tabit Contreras Fuentes & Pilar Olivar.

Date : 10/01/2019
Affichages : 502
Copepod egg!
 
 

Copepod egg!

From 250 m on October 2 2018

Date : 02/10/2018
Affichages : 1286
       
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