A re-description of the enigmatic deep-sea holothurian Irpa abyssicola (Elpidiidae, Elasipodida) with remotely operated vehicle observations on benthic organisms in the Norwegian-Greenland Basin

• Published in: Sarsia
• Main Authors: Gebruk, A., Bluhm, H., Soltwedel, Thomas, Thiel, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Greenland; Greenland Basin; Hayes
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/5294/; https://doi.org/10.1080/00364820308470; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.15862

The deep-sea holothurian Irpa abyssicola (Elpidiidae) has been re-discovered in the Norwegian-Greenland Basin after more than 100 years. The remotely operated vehicle Victor 6000 was used to collect specimens and to make observations on the biology (density, distribution and behaviour) of the benthi...