Gigantic oocytes in the deep sea black coral Dendrobathypathes grandis (Antipatharia) from the Mar del Plata submarine canyon area (southwestern Atlantic)

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Lauretta, Daniel Marcelo, Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: ARGENTINA; BENTHOS; CNIDARIA; REPRODUCTION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Pablo; South Georgia Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/47758

The black coral Dendrobathypathes grandis (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) is studied for the first time in the southwestern Atlantic off Argentina. This is the only antipatharian reported from the Atlantic between 35°S and 54°S. Eleven specimens were collected at depths of 819–2204 m during three expeditio...