[03:53:55] chat-admin leaves the room [12:17:27] EX2201 Dive 07 Test message from Okeanos Explorer [13:54:18] michaelvecchione leaves the room [13:58:34] EX2201_DIVE07 ROV powered off [14:29:32] EX2201_DIVE07 ROV Launch [14:36:07] EX2201_DIVE07 ROV on Surface [14:36:56] EX2201_DIVE07 ROV Descending [14:38:11] LAT : 24.132999 , LON : -84.099534 , DEPTH : 22.7359 m, TEMP : 26.81501 C, SAL : 35.92718 PSU, DO : 6.22659 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.5495 FTU [14:43:12] LAT : 24.131881 , LON : -84.097013 , DEPTH : 82.3111 m, TEMP : 26.84708 C, SAL : 36.24026 PSU, DO : 5.94199 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.4151 FTU [14:48:12] LAT : 24.131195 , LON : -84.094654 , DEPTH : 225.1378 m, TEMP : 19.59883 C, SAL : 36.70401 PSU, DO : 5.08563 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3358 FTU [14:53:13] LAT : 24.130941 , LON : -84.093141 , DEPTH : 370.5789 m, TEMP : 14.50578 C, SAL : 35.89073 PSU, DO : 4.29036 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.348 FTU [14:58:13] LAT : 24.131019 , LON : -84.093025 , DEPTH : 378.8721 m, TEMP : 14.29563 C, SAL : 35.85896 PSU, DO : 4.23965 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3785 FTU [15:03:13] LAT : 24.130984 , LON : -84.092975 , DEPTH : 508.4652 m, TEMP : 10.85657 C, SAL : 35.32383 PSU, DO : 3.70907 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2564 FTU [15:08:13] LAT : 24.130907 , LON : -84.09296 , DEPTH : 655.9233 m, TEMP : 7.98798 C, SAL : 34.97286 PSU, DO : 3.83988 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.177 FTU [15:13:13] LAT : 24.130896 , LON : -84.093059 , DEPTH : 800.0831 m, TEMP : 6.43922 C, SAL : 34.90221 PSU, DO : 4.41739 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2381 FTU [15:18:13] LAT : 24.131125 , LON : -84.093254 , DEPTH : 948.0631 m, TEMP : 5.6594 C, SAL : 34.91459 PSU, DO : 5.00537 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2442 FTU [15:23:13] LAT : 24.131286 , LON : -84.093459 , DEPTH : 1097.7956 m, TEMP : 4.92079 C, SAL : 34.941 PSU, DO : 5.73204 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2259 FTU [15:28:14] LAT : 24.131692 , LON : -84.093891 , DEPTH : 1249.1169 m, TEMP : 4.50061 C, SAL : 34.95549 PSU, DO : 6.30345 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0733 FTU [15:33:14] LAT : 24.131743 , LON : -84.093842 , DEPTH : 1402.171 m, TEMP : 4.37996 C, SAL : 34.96132 PSU, DO : 6.55622 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1465 FTU [15:38:14] LAT : 24.132003 , LON : -84.094104 , DEPTH : 1554.97 m, TEMP : 4.3169 C, SAL : 34.96461 PSU, DO : 6.69639 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0488 FTU [15:43:14] LAT : 24.132188 , LON : -84.094342 , DEPTH : 1709.5679 m, TEMP : 4.31304 C, SAL : 34.9661 PSU, DO : 6.71709 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1587 FTU [15:47:01] That ctenophore would light up if you smacked it with the robot tessis racket. [15:47:13] tennis [15:48:14] LAT : 24.13238 , LON : -84.094497 , DEPTH : 1715.0546 m, TEMP : 4.31287 C, SAL : 34.96755 PSU, DO : 6.71244 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.177 FTU [15:52:10] kimberlygalvez leaves the room [15:53:15] LAT : 24.1327 , LON : -84.094662 , DEPTH : 1722.6964 m, TEMP : 4.31976 C, SAL : 34.96649 PSU, DO : 6.70749 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2137 FTU [15:57:44] christarabenold leaves the room [15:58:16] LAT : 24.132579 , LON : -84.094652 , DEPTH : 1726.3251 m, TEMP : 4.31585 C, SAL : 34.9671 PSU, DO : 6.71956 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0611 FTU [16:03:16] LAT : 24.132489 , LON : -84.094392 , DEPTH : 1742.8524 m, TEMP : 4.3116 C, SAL : 34.96617 PSU, DO : 6.72727 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0549 FTU [16:08:16] LAT : 24.132424 , LON : -84.094369 , DEPTH : 1743.3261 m, TEMP : 4.31199 C, SAL : 34.96577 PSU, DO : 6.72206 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.232 FTU [16:13:16] LAT : 24.132373 , LON : -84.094379 , DEPTH : 1743.2319 m, TEMP : 4.32048 C, SAL : 34.96614 PSU, DO : 6.71606 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1832 FTU [16:15:52] EX2201_DIVE07 ROV on Bottom [16:16:18] Hello! [16:16:31] Hi there! [16:16:35] looks wonderful! [16:16:53] Are these gorgonians that we are looking at? [16:17:12] I hope so [16:17:47] we can recognize several species already [16:18:16] LAT : 24.132354 , LON : -84.094348 , DEPTH : 1748.492 m, TEMP : 4.31541 C, SAL : 34.96764 PSU, DO : 6.72344 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0611 FTU [16:20:01] If you have any ID on these or would like a zoom just let us know [16:20:14] OK [16:20:22] the yellow one could be plexaurid [16:20:31] also exist Iridogorgia? [16:20:56] at the middle, there exist black coral, possibly Bathypathes? [16:21:14] crinoids to the top of white gorgonian [16:21:38] but I want close-up!! [16:21:49] for ALL! :) [16:22:12] especially fine branching one. I cannot say anything for them. [16:22:34] left below Chrysogorgiid [16:23:06] sparce branching would be bamboo [16:23:17] LAT : 24.13242 , LON : -84.094314 , DEPTH : 1749.2401 m, TEMP : 4.31204 C, SAL : 34.96853 PSU, DO : 6.72383 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0549 FTU [16:23:19] many crinoids [16:24:40] wow [16:25:01] for me, it looks like precious coral... [16:25:32] thanks! [16:27:00] primnoid corals as well [16:28:17] LAT : 24.132369 , LON : -84.094286 , DEPTH : 1750.7434 m, TEMP : 4.31144 C, SAL : 34.96596 PSU, DO : 6.71044 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2625 FTU [16:28:42] there are Iridogorgia, black coral, Chrysogorgia, bamboo, Plexaurid, Crinoids here! [16:29:08] and sponge to the right [16:30:18] parple one is soft octocoral as well [16:30:31] it cover on the other skeleton [16:30:51] oh!! [16:30:58] its stoloniferan octocoral (white [16:31:42] yellow one is zoanthid [16:32:29] this white one could be Primnoid [16:32:52] upper middle between precious coral and stronifera is Iridogorgia [16:33:10] what a wonderful start [16:33:17] LAT : 24.132372 , LON : -84.094318 , DEPTH : 1749.0848 m, TEMP : 4.32225 C, SAL : 34.9661 PSU, DO : 6.70427 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2869 FTU [16:33:23] the upper pink one is black coral. Bathypathes [16:33:56] yellow star-like on the each stalk are crinoids. feather star [16:34:28] feather stars on precious coral [16:34:49] left large long colony is bamboo [16:35:56] Iridogorgia (spiral [16:36:29] smaller yellow colony would be Plexaurid octocoral (I hope.. [16:37:08] the red one is the different species [16:37:23] bubble gum coral [16:37:34] emilymclaughlin leaves the room [16:37:45] feather stars on bubble gum coral (pink [16:38:18] LAT : 24.132374 , LON : -84.094272 , DEPTH : 1746.6989 m, TEMP : 4.32765 C, SAL : 34.96507 PSU, DO : 6.69159 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1465 FTU [16:38:28] I'm so excited! [16:38:34] This is amazing!! [16:38:50] I thought yesterday's dive was the best, but today's dive is MORE [16:38:54] thank you for all the ID's! [16:39:51] in front of us, the white fan would be precious coral with purple softcoral at the base [16:41:13] this is the back side [16:42:24] could you have a look that yellow fan background? [16:42:32] I mean close up [16:42:48] the left coral is bamboo coral [16:43:18] LAT : 24.132427 , LON : -84.094306 , DEPTH : 1745.6877 m, TEMP : 4.32274 C, SAL : 34.9651 PSU, DO : 6.7093 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1282 FTU [16:44:24] coming around now [16:44:41] roger. any view is wonderful [16:45:20] Primnoid coral at the base [16:45:35] this is primnoid. [16:45:57] in front of us, its stroniferous octocoral (white polyps on the dead skeleton [16:46:23] you can see two white polyps [16:46:56] one is stroniferous, precious coral, primnoid, sorry its three! [16:48:19] LAT : 24.132393 , LON : -84.094309 , DEPTH : 1747.5137 m, TEMP : 4.32384 C, SAL : 34.96864 PSU, DO : 6.69159 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1465 FTU [16:48:33] I can see bamboo skeleton [16:48:39] feather star on it [16:48:46] zoanthid (right [16:49:06] zoanthid is not octocoral [16:49:18] two zoanthid (white, and yellow [16:49:30] different species for sure [16:50:05] back white colony is Primnoid [16:50:28] yellow zoanthid covered on dead skeleton, with white stoloniferan octocoral [16:50:46] Bryozoan on the dead skeleton as well [16:51:30] looks like Christmas tree!!! (for biologists [16:51:46] oh, Chrysogorgia to the left! [16:51:53] back [16:52:22] christarabenold leaves the room [16:53:19] LAT : 24.132387 , LON : -84.09427 , DEPTH : 1745.9501 m, TEMP : 4.32748 C, SAL : 34.96424 PSU, DO : 6.69176 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2076 FTU [16:53:29] I would like to say thank you who choose this site!!!! [16:53:49] Thanks to Kim! [16:54:24] OK, THANKS KIM!!! [16:54:34] :heart: [16:55:34] we don't have close up for the yellow fan. please remember! there must be at least two species [16:55:38] bamboo whip [16:56:41] metallogorgia and black coral [16:56:53] zooming on Metallogorgia! [16:56:56] Metallogorgia [16:56:58] Hi Scott! [16:57:18] you just come in the best timing! [16:57:22] Just got your email! [16:57:28] From Kim, I mean. [16:57:34] Hi Tara! [16:57:43] This is challenging because the Ocean Sciences Meeting is this week. [16:58:13] Hi Asako! It's great to see you! [16:58:15] Hello Asako! [16:58:19] LAT : 24.13242 , LON : -84.094276 , DEPTH : 1747.6861 m, TEMP : 4.31574 C, SAL : 34.96715 PSU, DO : 6.69683 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2259 FTU [16:58:23] HI Scott! [16:58:25] Hi Kim! Please see my thanks from me above! [16:58:53] Several colonies being overgrown by yellow zoanthids. [16:59:12] I have been typing for an hour!!!! [16:59:31] thank you so much for the ID help! [16:59:35] @Asako: your fingers getting sore? [16:59:36] Thank you Asako! [17:00:03] Hi Asako! THank you so much for all your IDs [17:00:17] I guess the larger yellow one in center is a scleractinian? Enallopsammia? [17:00:21] @Kim it is really great spot!!!!! THANKS! [17:00:54] Like Roland just said, many of the bamboo corals show bioluminescent responses to physical touch... [17:01:32] ..and you can trace the signal from the point of impact and then along branches in both directions as the signal propagates from one polyp to the next. [17:01:50] I would agree that this is likely I. magnispiralis [17:01:54] @Scott I was so excited, so I'm not tired at all. 02:00AM. [17:02:33] I was just in a chat room at the OSM with several deep-sea coal folks - we should have been watching this on our break! [17:03:11] I think the white coral is a Corallium... [17:03:19] LAT : 24.132336 , LON : -84.094149 , DEPTH : 1750.7961 m, TEMP : 4.31761 C, SAL : 34.96589 PSU, DO : 6.69538 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0733 FTU [17:03:21] the height of each turn in I. magnispiralis is about 20 cm, so that could be determined. [17:03:27] at the base of the Iridio skeleton [17:03:40] @Scott agree, we have seen larger Corallium here [17:04:36] Please say hello to everyone at OSM. I cannot join two place at midnight. [17:07:51] GeorgeMatsumoto leaves the room [17:08:20] LAT : 24.132275 , LON : -84.094 , DEPTH : 1747.4199 m, TEMP : 4.32291 C, SAL : 34.96703 PSU, DO : 6.69143 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0549 FTU [17:08:39] Hi Tara! Sorry - I missed your earlier greeting! [17:10:00] All good Scott! Iridogorgia are really distracting! [17:10:55] christarabenold leaves the room [17:12:55] one of pink one here was paragorgiid [17:13:20] LAT : 24.132318 , LON : -84.093983 , DEPTH : 1748.4881 m, TEMP : 4.32065 C, SAL : 34.96414 PSU, DO : 6.69844 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2442 FTU [17:18:20] LAT : 24.132199 , LON : -84.094007 , DEPTH : 1748.478 m, TEMP : 4.3073 C, SAL : 34.96714 PSU, DO : 6.70385 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2686 FTU [17:18:59] these polyps are pinkish [17:19:23] trishalbano leaves the room [17:19:43] we have seen more reddish paragorgiid as well [17:21:53] This could be Hemicorallium bayeri [17:22:26] the other white one, H. niobe, has worm tubes on one side [17:23:21] LAT : 24.132111 , LON : -84.093982 , DEPTH : 1748.5922 m, TEMP : 4.31987 C, SAL : 34.96647 PSU, DO : 6.70395 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2686 FTU [17:23:42] Hi Les! I missed to say hello to you! [17:24:20] Hello Asako. I am just having breakfast! [17:25:05] These I. magnispiralis are gorgeous! [17:26:04] @Les are you recovered from an accident? [17:26:17] in about 20 minutes my Deep Sea Biology class will be joining in as well. [17:26:27] Hey All, this is Anna Lienesch, the sample data manager for this expedition, sitting here with Kim. We are taking samples, both geologic, biological, and eDNA. So please let us know if you see something that should be sampled and the reason! Thanks! [17:26:39] @Asako, yes all better. [17:26:43] Thanks [17:26:54] @Les good to know!!! [17:28:17] @Tara, looking forward to it! We can give a shout out :) [17:28:21] LAT : 24.132185 , LON : -84.09389 , DEPTH : 1739.6442 m, TEMP : 4.30917 C, SAL : 34.96565 PSU, DO : 6.70063 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0977 FTU [17:29:19] "burgler alarm" biolum. [17:29:22] trishalbano leaves the room [17:29:38] The community here looks a lot like that from the middle New England Seamounts [17:29:47] thanks Kim! I'll make sure I let you know when we are in class. [17:30:08] If something is eating a bamboo coral and it lights up it will attract a larger predator. [17:30:48] yeah, but not much preys on bamboo corals. I think they are chemically defended [17:31:13] oh! this is that thing [17:31:29] so far we know that one sea star and one pycnogonid prey on the bamboo whips [17:32:24] @Chris - new taxonomic id? "That thing" ;-) [17:32:34] Not sure if Scott said this but the coral might use the luminescence to attract prey [17:32:39] Ooh! Flytrap anemone. [17:33:05] Love the way this skeleton is serving as a substrate to these other organisms [17:33:21] LAT : 24.132067 , LON : -84.093876 , DEPTH : 1736.7325 m, TEMP : 4.32495 C, SAL : 34.96392 PSU, DO : 6.68938 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.1282 FTU [17:33:31] Including the stoloniferous octocoral [17:33:49] This membranous thing we are looking at now [17:34:02] taraluke leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [17:34:03] was wondering what that was! [17:34:58] A possible corollary to the burgler-alarm hypothesis might be that if something bumps into a coral, the coral might light up to scare the irritat (fish?) away. [17:35:23] a Rhodaniridogorgia on the right [17:37:53] taraluke leaves the room [17:38:21] LAT : 24.13211 , LON : -84.09394 , DEPTH : 1737.5281 m, TEMP : 4.32131 C, SAL : 34.97523 PSU, DO : 6.7209 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2808 FTU [17:43:02] annalienesch leaves the room [17:43:21] LAT : 24.132218 , LON : -84.093795 , DEPTH : 1737.6331 m, TEMP : 4.4167 C, SAL : 34.89302 PSU, DO : 6.69436 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3053 FTU [17:43:36] annalienesch leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [17:45:12] I think I may have seen a Stauropathes to the right of where we are sampling. Just a note for future annotators. [17:45:53] heatherjudkins leaves the room [17:46:21] trishalbano leaves the room [17:47:17] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room [17:48:13] Can you blame it? [17:48:16] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [17:48:22] LAT : 24.132389 , LON : -84.093744 , DEPTH : 1737.5792 m, TEMP : 4.31513 C, SAL : 34.96788 PSU, DO : 6.68412 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0794 FTU [17:49:08] just realized the Temp is 4.4, which is a wee bit high for some of the species we are seeing, and may explain why the iridogorgiids, for example, have somewhat "ratty" looking branches [17:50:34] @Les: Spoken like a real Canuck - 4.4 deg is warm! [17:51:37] haha, yeah, T is everything here [17:52:35] a spatula tool to scrrap from beneath the animal maybe?? [17:52:40] scrap [17:52:51] scrape, sorry :) [17:53:22] LAT : 24.132098 , LON : -84.093896 , DEPTH : 1737.6151 m, TEMP : 4.32925 C, SAL : 34.97941 PSU, DO : 6.67592 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0549 FTU [17:53:46] I'm here with my Deep Sea Biology class at Stockton University in New Jersey. [17:55:02] we often use a spatula and also have a scoop and a colander. whatever it takes! [17:55:03] it might be possible to nudge it off the wall with the claw then suction it up [17:55:21] heatherjudkins leaves the room [17:55:42] It could be too fragile to handle with the manipulator arm [17:55:51] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room [17:56:16] yeah, there is the risk of smashing it [17:58:23] LAT : 24.13212 , LON : -84.093857 , DEPTH : 1738.4512 m, TEMP : 4.31441 C, SAL : 34.96715 PSU, DO : 6.68623 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.232 FTU [17:59:23] there was one a little farther back in the wide view [18:01:07] @Heather: we've used a spatula/spade in the past and found it difficult to keep the sample on it while trannsferring to the biobox. That is the main reason they shifted to a slurp sampler. I guess we need both tools, and then it is a matter of how long we wnat to tie up the ROV in sampling a single organism with multiple tools. All depends on how important the sample is (because obviously we want all the samples!). [18:01:42] One of my students just asked this question: Are the body temperatures of these corals higher than the surrounding water? [18:02:00] christarabenold leaves the room [18:02:55] Not likely. there will be some heat from metabolism but it would dissipate pretty quickly. [18:03:24] LAT : 24.132167 , LON : -84.093878 , DEPTH : 1737.4657 m, TEMP : 4.31987 C, SAL : 34.96826 PSU, DO : 6.67983 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2076 FTU [18:03:40] Bright jellyfish biolum attracts giant squid which (as far as we know) do not eat jellyfishes. [18:04:08] Thanks Scott and Les! [18:04:41] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [18:06:09] philhartmeyer leaves the room [18:08:25] LAT : 24.132092 , LON : -84.093847 , DEPTH : 1736.9728 m, TEMP : 4.33118 C, SAL : 34.96394 PSU, DO : 6.68529 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0794 FTU [18:10:36] christophermah leaves the room [18:10:52] the Iridogorgia in the background might be I. splendens. [18:11:06] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room [18:11:28] Yes, the diameter of the coil looks smaller. [18:11:51] And something about the "pancake stacks" of branches... [18:12:11] exactly [18:12:49] jasonfahy leaves the room [18:13:25] LAT : 24.13214 , LON : -84.093868 , DEPTH : 1738.4697 m, TEMP : 4.31254 C, SAL : 34.9691 PSU, DO : 6.68665 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0611 FTU [18:13:51] Meanwhile... is this J clade or B clade? [18:14:32] nice! [18:14:45] which one @Scott? [18:16:51] would need a closer view of the whip but I would guess from way back here that it is D1. I reserve the right to change my call on closer inspection, however....haha [18:16:53] The one we are "tickling" [18:17:56] That's really cool! [18:18:02] Now wait a while to see who shows up. [18:18:26] LAT : 24.132142 , LON : -84.093816 , DEPTH : 1737.8651 m, TEMP : 4.31574 C, SAL : 34.96553 PSU, DO : 6.68768 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2259 FTU [18:18:50] christophermah leaves the room [18:19:45] WHen I have seen bamboos light up it was the entire colony brightly (on the back deck of a ship. [18:20:39] stimulated biolum. [18:21:38] Meanwhile Les and I can't even decide what type of bamboo coral whip that was! Talk about needing a shakedown cruise! [18:21:41] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room [18:22:36] need a much closer view of the polyps [18:23:22] I certainly did not see intertentacular needles, and the tissue was opaque, e.g. lots of little scalkes...? [18:23:26] LAT : 24.132202 , LON : -84.093854 , DEPTH : 1736.7317 m, TEMP : 4.32158 C, SAL : 34.96366 PSU, DO : 6.67794 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2137 FTU [18:23:31] *scales [18:23:53] that changes everything! [18:24:04] Downed candelabrum! [18:24:18] I should be watching this on a large monitor [18:25:22] upasanaganguly leaves the room [18:26:07] taraluke leaves the room [18:27:31] Evoplosoma! [18:27:39] @Les: just checked what I believe is our latest I4 distribution map, and no records from GoMex. [18:28:06] There are records of I4 (the candelabrum) from the Bahamas, so not too far from here. [18:28:27] LAT : 24.13214 , LON : -84.09384 , DEPTH : 1739.6674 m, TEMP : 4.32318 C, SAL : 34.97542 PSU, DO : 6.68129 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0488 FTU [18:28:33] OK, It would be good to add this record. [18:29:14] I think this is an unusual record of prey for this sea star [18:29:25] oh wait. not Evoplosoma.. [18:29:52] @Chris, maybe that explains the different prey item? [18:31:51] the coral is Chrysogorgia averta [18:32:00] Saddlebags! [18:32:50] tomopterus produces a cloud of yellow biolum [18:33:27] LAT : 24.132045 , LON : -84.093532 , DEPTH : 1739.4214 m, TEMP : 4.31728 C, SAL : 34.96633 PSU, DO : 6.68749 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0305 FTU [18:38:27] LAT : 24.13207 , LON : -84.093643 , DEPTH : 1741.0828 m, TEMP : 4.31441 C, SAL : 34.96642 PSU, DO : 6.68455 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0916 FTU [18:39:00] Purple Clavularia overgrowing the Corrallium [18:41:31] Hi Nolan!! [18:42:39] Hi @Asako! How are you doing? [18:43:28] LAT : 24.132233 , LON : -84.093938 , DEPTH : 1729.7599 m, TEMP : 4.31794 C, SAL : 34.96605 PSU, DO : 6.67507 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2198 FTU [18:43:40] taraluke leaves the room [18:44:15] maybe should grab that bamboo with the straight branches [18:44:33] christophermah leaves the room [18:44:45] @Nolan fine! this is the best dive during this cruise!!!! you are lucky enough! [18:44:55] I was catching up on the footage, and saw the attempted collection of the weird Habrocidaris urchin and got super excited! [18:45:31] @Asako So great to hear! I can watch and work on a conference poster at the same time! [18:47:03] @Nolan I couldn't focus on two things at the same time at midnight! (03:40am [18:47:05] Cusk eel? [18:47:37] Perhaps a dead Eknomisis just apssed over [18:47:41] @Asako I can totally understand! I have had a lot of late nights for research recently! [18:48:15] red cydippid ctenophore? [18:48:29] LAT : 24.131932 , LON : -84.093433 , DEPTH : 1721.788 m, TEMP : 4.31524 C, SAL : 34.96682 PSU, DO : 6.659 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2015 FTU [18:50:48] yep @Scott, agree they are reproductive [18:51:11] @Nolan sometimes, it is much easier to join in-person (meeting, cruise) than online! [18:51:42] too bad we can't hang around to see the colony spawn.... [18:52:04] Les: ID on this colony? [18:52:08] Rhodan? [18:52:10] Bathypalaemonella serratifrons [18:52:22] Color looks deeper orange than what I recall seeing before... [18:52:34] cool [18:52:59] kimberlygalvez leaves the room [18:53:17] could be Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis [18:53:30] LAT : 24.131952 , LON : -84.093495 , DEPTH : 1722.3753 m, TEMP : 4.38249 C, SAL : 34.94884 PSU, DO : 6.69087 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0488 FTU [18:53:34] shrimp claw is designed like a snapping shrimp cla [18:54:07] NO, I think the coral is Iridogorgia splendens, just more robust that we are used to [18:54:41] were there two shrimp in that colony? [18:54:48] Yes [18:55:08] us that a sea star in the lower corner? [18:55:13] that is very unusual, so maybe the mating is not restricted to the coral [18:56:53] we passed it.. brown,tan and puffy. [18:57:16] Sorry Chris - I couldn't find it. [18:58:02] Aphanostichopathes - the orange curling whip black coral [18:58:14] there was also an I. magnispiralis that looked like it had a secondary axis about 1/3 of the way up the colony [18:58:31] LAT : 24.132 , LON : -84.09345 , DEPTH : 1717.1013 m, TEMP : 4.31414 C, SAL : 34.96562 PSU, DO : 6.67278 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.232 FTU [18:59:11] @Asako Agreed! [19:00:15] upasanaganguly leaves the room [19:00:15] scottfrance leaves the room [19:00:31] there is a good age distribution of the Iridogorgia but I haven't seen any truly small colonies [19:01:13] taraluke leaves the room [19:01:33] My computer seems to have lost internet connection... [19:01:40] But is back now (obviously) [19:03:22] Parantipathes in background [19:03:32] LAT : 24.131989 , LON : -84.09345 , DEPTH : 1720.2821 m, TEMP : 4.3143 C, SAL : 34.96566 PSU, DO : 6.68698 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2747 FTU [19:04:41] nolanbarrett leaves the room [19:05:19] there are some young Paragorgia [19:05:29] lilaardorbellucci leaves the room [19:05:29] I've been so absorbed that I didn't even realize lunch hour had passed! [19:06:06] @Les: these look like what I earl;ier suggested were Eknomisis, or at least D clade [19:06:32] Although from this view they look a little more planar than I was expecting [19:07:28] yeah, I think D clade but if Eknomisis they are not fully developed. To me they look more like some things we saw with Okeanos in the Capstone dives [19:08:33] LAT : 24.131482 , LON : -84.093691 , DEPTH : 1718.2526 m, TEMP : 4.30934 C, SAL : 34.96654 PSU, DO : 6.68108 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0488 FTU [19:11:47] Just a note that at least on the phone I can only hear one of you: Anna or Trish... [19:12:04] Sponge looks a little "fishy." [19:12:31] Looked like that sponge had a tail for a moment there!! [19:13:01] nolanbarrett leaves the room [19:13:33] LAT : 24.132006 , LON : -84.09312 , DEPTH : 1717.5121 m, TEMP : 4.31397 C, SAL : 34.96628 PSU, DO : 6.6854 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0244 FTU [19:15:01] Dead sponge looked like a glass sponge in the family Sceptulophora/ [19:16:39] nolanbarrett leaves the room [19:16:52] unusual chrysogorgiid [19:16:54] Hard to tear myself away, but I've got to go heat up lunch! [19:17:07] good eating! [19:17:39] @Scott Bon apetit! [19:17:59] taraluke leaves the room [19:18:34] LAT : 24.131797 , LON : -84.092897 , DEPTH : 1716.4944 m, TEMP : 4.32831 C, SAL : 34.96634 PSU, DO : 6.68582 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2686 FTU [19:23:34] LAT : 24.13163 , LON : -84.092748 , DEPTH : 1711.9338 m, TEMP : 4.3164 C, SAL : 34.9671 PSU, DO : 6.67285 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2686 FTU [19:23:34] nolanbarrett leaves the room [19:25:17] Geodiidae demosponges [19:25:24] starfrish at top in the back! [19:25:55] I see it! Its on a coral [19:27:05] Maybe a Narella [19:27:46] Asterchematid brittlestar @ChrisM ? [19:28:19] yes. Asteroschema or something I would think [19:28:34] LAT : 24.131668 , LON : -84.092782 , DEPTH : 1708.2284 m, TEMP : 4.30934 C, SAL : 34.96638 PSU, DO : 6.6659 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2442 FTU [19:28:39] nolanbarrett leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [19:29:15] Lots more dead skeletons in this area. [19:30:13] philhartmeyer leaves the room [19:33:30] christarabenold leaves the room [19:33:34] LAT : 24.131492 , LON : -84.092595 , DEPTH : 1687.7838 m, TEMP : 4.32291 C, SAL : 34.96701 PSU, DO : 6.66756 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.116 FTU [19:37:53] Aplacophoran 6 oclock of Chryso base [19:38:07] it's metalic shinning of skeleton is really lovely [19:38:34] LAT : 24.131482 , LON : -84.092609 , DEPTH : 1689.6372 m, TEMP : 4.31441 C, SAL : 34.96685 PSU, DO : 6.67238 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0733 FTU [19:38:45] Just checking - could any of what I just said be heard? I don't hear any audio on the video stream. [19:38:52] Or the phone, for that matter. [19:39:00] We are not hearing you now scott [19:39:30] We heard you talk about the Chryso skeleton [19:39:34] poss. Asteroschema sp. [19:39:36] So you didn't hear the lenbgthy description of the Chrysogorgia and Irid and sea spider etc? [19:39:42] no [19:39:59] annalienesch leaves the room [19:40:00] I think the phone line is disconnected. [19:40:12] Acanthogorgia coral? [19:40:18] I don't hear you on the phone and there was no audio on the video stream [19:40:55] Too bad cause I did a bunch of comparisons on those close-ups! [19:41:02] Not Acanthogorgia. the polyps look like they pull into a calyx and the coenenchyme might be a bit thicker than usual. [19:41:15] Now I know why you pulled away from the Candidella as I was describing the worm tubes! [19:41:33] That is some kind of plexaurid. [19:41:35] other than Watchlead I hear no one [19:41:37] Scott are you still on the line? [19:41:48] Yes, I am on the line, but you are not. [19:41:58] We are checking in on the audio issues [19:42:13] @Les and @Scott Thank you for the clarification, I always confuse them! [19:42:34] I can hear Roland. [19:42:38] I just heard Roland asking.. [19:42:42] I can't hear science leads. [19:42:50] I hear Roland [19:43:02] Now I hear... Anna? Trish? [19:43:12] But only on video stream, not on the phone line. [19:43:17] yes that was me [19:43:32] I hear leads on video stream [19:43:36] LAT : 24.131304 , LON : -84.092669 , DEPTH : 1690.9049 m, TEMP : 4.31524 C, SAL : 34.96606 PSU, DO : 6.67408 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.2686 FTU [19:46:15] can you hear roland on the phone line? [19:46:20] @Nolan, you have to look at the polyps. in Acanthogorgia they are tall and there is no calyx, nothing to retract into. [19:46:25] No. [19:46:42] No, I hear no one on phone line. Should I hang up and dial back in? [19:47:10] I would try hanging up and dialing back in [19:47:17] @Les Oh okay! That makes sense, I'll look out for that next time. [19:47:19] Big colonies of some kind of Corallidae, I think. [19:47:26] taraluke leaves the room [19:47:26] The acanthogorgiids and some plexaurids are the same color so you can't use that [19:47:45] Yes, a Corallium of some kind (or Hemicorallium) [19:48:01] @Les That probably what jogged my mind. [19:48:19] polyps are large and dense so likely Hemicorallium bayeri [19:48:35] LAT : 24.131439 , LON : -84.092661 , DEPTH : 1689.9598 m, TEMP : 4.31651 C, SAL : 34.96662 PSU, DO : 6.6549 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3419 FTU [19:49:14] these are very large and likely extremely old [19:51:23] FYI, I have dialed back in. Still no ship on the line (that I can hear), but I can hear someone with an open mic. I did hear Roland say he is trouble-shooting, so standing by with the phone. [19:51:58] Roland is trouble-shooting the phone line now [19:52:10] Yup, understood. [19:53:02] Note the colonies are aligned the same way - facing into the dominant current. [19:53:36] LAT : 24.131487 , LON : -84.092716 , DEPTH : 1689.0646 m, TEMP : 4.31794 C, SAL : 34.96661 PSU, DO : 6.67205 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0611 FTU [19:53:47] what is the large fan to the right? [19:54:36] I think the voices I am hearing on the phone line (very faint) are Roland and someone else doing the trouble-shooting... [19:54:37] philhartmeyer leaves the room [19:55:02] yes that's Roland and Mark troubleshooting [19:55:14] But if I can hear them... [19:55:23] That means the ship is connected... [19:56:25] I'm really digging these crust overhangs, especially over these steep cliffs. [19:57:26] It is interesting that overgrowth on the Hemicorallium usually begins in the lower center, e.g. the presumptive older parts of the colony. [19:58:02] e.g. looks like the purple Clavularia looks to be overgrowing at lower center [19:58:20] GeorgeMatsumoto leaves the room [19:58:36] LAT : 24.131763 , LON : -84.092854 , DEPTH : 1692.7809 m, TEMP : 4.32241 C, SAL : 34.96581 PSU, DO : 6.6735 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.0733 FTU [20:00:30] I understand Roland is troubleshooting the call, so no need to tell me that. But I'm making the observation that it is odd that I seem to be picking him up on a live mic. That means that the ship IS connected to the telecon, but not the Science leads line. [20:00:49] Okay, will drop the line. [20:00:58] [again!] [20:01:04] Dropped off. [20:01:19] what's the star onthat Iridigorgia at bottomof screen? [20:01:40] @Chris: isn't that usually what we ask you? [20:01:53] Or is this a test? ;-) [20:02:29] all echinoderms have tests. is this a test? :-) [20:02:30] coral is I. splendens [20:02:47] @Chris: I hoped you would pick up on my pun. [20:03:06] Nice view of where the tissue begins/ends [20:03:11] ah.. Circeaster americanus [20:03:15] has done a nice job cleaning the axis [20:03:22] nom nom! [20:03:33] Yup. That seastar was taught by Mom to clean its plate. [20:03:37] LAT : 24.131502 , LON : -84.0926 , DEPTH : 1691.7242 m, TEMP : 4.32384 C, SAL : 34.97784 PSU, DO : 6.65372 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3541 FTU [20:03:47] Beautiful shine on the coral skeleton! [20:04:07] A different kind of stolonifer at the base. White [20:04:20] e.g. different species from the purple one we've been seeing. [20:04:22] with its Bathypalaemonella also [20:08:36] LAT : 24.131441 , LON : -84.092578 , DEPTH : 1690.9502 m, TEMP : 4.31458 C, SAL : 34.96642 PSU, DO : 6.65825 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3053 FTU [20:10:48] Very interesting that we have seen no live I4 candelabrum bamoo corals since we saw the one fallen skeleton... [20:11:56] it was on the other side of the ridge, but we didn't go there.... [20:12:55] can we get a close look at the chrysogorgiid at the top of the image? [20:13:02] This looks to me like Mn encrusted bottom, and not loose rock. [20:13:27] agree [20:13:36] LAT : 24.131393 , LON : -84.092634 , DEPTH : 1690.604 m, TEMP : 4.31127 C, SAL : 34.9665 PSU, DO : 6.65907 mg/l, TURBIDITY : 0.3175 FTU [20:14:36] I'll ask them to have a look at the chryso after they finish with this sample [20:14:49] thanks [20:15:35] Isn't that an Irido/Rhodanoiridogorgia? [20:16:08]