Photos of dried glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Rossellidae) collected during POLARSTERN cruise PS77 (ANT-XXVII/3, CAMBIO) in the Weddell Sea ...

• Main Author: Federwisch, Luisa
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2019
• Subjects: Event label; Species; Identification; Comment; File name; File format; File size; Uniform resource locator/link to file; Agassiz Trawl; Bottom trawl; ANT-XXVII/3; Polarstern; Bentho-Pelagic Processes @ AWI AWI_BPP; Weddell Sea; Glass sponges
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.897580; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.897580

Sponges were collected by Laura Fillinger and Dorte Janussen. Photos were taken by Luisa Federwisch.The gear used for collection was an Agassiz Trawl at station PS77/275-3 (212-238 m depth; IDs Rn1-Rn7) and a Bottom Trawl at station PS77/281-1 (280-288 m depth; IDs Rn11-Rn17).Note that the originally long basal spicule tuft has been cut off in individuals of the species Rossella cf. nuda and Rossella vanhoeffeni. Only short remains of the spicule bundles can be seen in these specimens. The basal spicule tuft of individuals of the species Anoxycalyx (Scolymastra) joubini remains in its original form. For comparison see the photos of the fresh specimens shortly after collection: Fillinger, Laura; Janussen, Dorte (2019): Photos of fresh glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Rossellidae) collected during POLARSTERN cruise PS77 (ANT-XXVII/3, CAMBIO) in the Weddell Sea (doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.897579). ...