Benthic Marine Sponges Collected from Baffin Bay, North Labrador Sea, and Davis Strait aboard the CCGS Amundsen 2015 to 2017 as part of ArcticNet HiBio Project ...
Sponges were sampled from multiple sites in the Northeast Atlantic from multiple cruises aboard the CCGS Amundsen. Benthic sponges were obtained through Box cores, Agassiz trawls, and through targeted sampling using the SuMO ROV. Sponges were photographed on board and in-situ when possible (using RO...
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.21963/12754 https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch?doi_id=12754 |
| Summary: | Sponges were sampled from multiple sites in the Northeast Atlantic from multiple cruises aboard the CCGS Amundsen. Benthic sponges were obtained through Box cores, Agassiz trawls, and through targeted sampling using the SuMO ROV. Sponges were photographed on board and in-situ when possible (using ROV camera). Collected sponges were retained for taxonomic analysis. Whole or portions of each collected sponge were preserved in 96% ethanol to prevent DNA degradation. Larger sponge fragments were frozen on board. Collected sponges are to be subsampled for morphology-based taxonomy (analysis of spicule structure and body form), and for molecular taxonomy through extraction and amplification of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) mitochondrial DNA fragments for DNA barcoding. In total, 112 separate sponges were sampled during the 2015/2016 leg from depths ranging between 80-1148 metres and encompassing latitudes 60°18N to 68°15N. 31 specimens were collected using the ROV and therefore have associated in-situ video ... : Specimens were collected to determine the biodiversity of sponges in the Eastern Canadian Arctic through targeted sampling. Specimens were collected at various sites using Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), box core, and Agassiz trawl. ... |
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