The Pennatulid Kophobelemnon stelliferum (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) in the Porcupine Seabight (north-east Atlantic Ocean)

The upper bathyal sea-pen Kophobelemnon stelliferum extends to depths of about 1600 m in the Porcupine Seabight, to the south-west of Ireland, but is rare below about 1150 m. Photographic data suggest that the species attains numerical abundances of more than 2 m −2 and a wet weight biomass of at le...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Authors: Rice, A.L., Tyler, P.A., Paterson, G.J.L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400037796
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400037796