Geodia and other massive sponges on Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal mixed sediment

• Main Authors: Ellen, L, Fergusson, M, Serpetti, N, Narayanaswamy, B, Hughes, D
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Marine Biological Association 2020
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Arctic; Parry
• Online Access: http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9422/; https://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitats/detail/1190

This biotope has been found at approximately 500 m on the eastern slopes of the Faroe-Shetland Channel. It principally consists of rather small sponge specimens that practically carpet the seafloor. Large sponges (tens of centimetres in diameter) are, however, common. The area where the community is...