[00:04:01] okexnav leaves the room [00:06:16] Welcome back! [00:06:26] back [00:06:31] welcome back! [00:06:37] Why does the sun shadow always coincide with the bamboo corals? [00:06:57] This looks like a fiarly typical C clade morph. Will check [00:07:22] no Scott: we also had sun fade with very strange sponge. [00:07:59] That bioluminescer was a bamboo coral - Lepidisis whip [00:08:15] We did it in the Pacific, I think. [00:08:22] isidids and chrysogorgiids biolum [00:08:32] as well as sea pens [00:08:35] Lots of octocorals bioluminesce [00:08:55] LAT :0.14905, LON : -176.45742, DEPTH : 1571.8378m, TEMP : 2.83783C, SAL : 34.61200 PSU, DO : 2.98334 mg/L [00:08:59] @Amanda: that big coiled whip you were just looking at: did the polyps look spiky? [00:09:18] thanks all: pilot was just trying to remember which ones they disturbed to try to demo the biolum of the coral, so thanks for chiming in [00:09:34] Back to luminescence... The Hawaiian species Lepidisis olapa is named after that property. "olapa" is Hawaiian for "flash" [00:13:56] LAT :0.14901, LON : -176.45734, DEPTH : 1570.7959m, TEMP : 2.83290C, SAL : 34.61042 PSU, DO : 2.97275 mg/L [00:14:02] What was to the right of the egg case? [00:14:12] It looked lighter in color, or pinkish [00:14:24] Could it have been a hatched something...? [00:14:33] yeah i'm not sure. we are moving tozoom [00:15:30] zoom fish? [00:15:47] scales on fish head [00:15:51] Halosaurus [00:16:53] Got it! [00:18:56] LAT :0.14901, LON : -176.45723, DEPTH : 1562.1160m, TEMP : 2.83940C, SAL : 34.60993 PSU, DO : 2.89993 mg/L [00:23:57] LAT :0.14892, LON : -176.45708, DEPTH : 1559.2522m, TEMP : 2.83755C, SAL : 34.60947 PSU, DO : 2.98423 mg/L [00:24:50] i think brachiopod [00:25:27] nickpawlenko leaves the room [00:26:05] Hello Victor(gorgia) [00:26:06] agree with Brachiopod. also fo the observed earlier [00:27:15] back up. large ophiuroid, asteroschematid, on Victorgorgia- single spread star. oral shields very prominent. [00:28:58] LAT :0.14886, LON : -176.45704, DEPTH : 1551.8101m, TEMP : 2.84444C, SAL : 34.60923 PSU, DO : 2.99093 mg/L [00:30:09] scott: did you see my PM question regarding bamboo whips [00:31:21] @Amanda: no, sorry. Am trying to cook a labor intensive jalfrezi! [00:31:23] you just aged yourself [00:31:25] haha [00:31:30] oh he did know??? [00:31:41] andrea: i've been doing that all day [00:31:41] deborahglickson leaves the room [00:31:50] ha! [00:32:13] I'm just grateful to not be the oldest one out here [00:32:58] @Andrea: are these PM cracks? [00:33:25] Nope. they were meant for everyone [00:33:26] Scott: no, "final countdown" song [00:33:55] Oh - definitely my bad there! :-) [00:33:58] LAT :0.14884, LON : -176.45679, DEPTH : 1543.4860m, TEMP : 2.86963C, SAL : 34.60832 PSU, DO : 2.98114 mg/L [00:35:53] I'm not sure on Acanthogorgiid for that one, could be plexaurid. But I have no strong opinion. [00:36:30] asteroschematid, aboral view with lateral arm shield prominent , spread star arm tips waving, thinking more like plexaurid.....but defer. [00:38:02] For those of you who have not watched the awesome "True Facts About The Sea Pig," I direct you in your free time to enjoy: https://youtu.be/_y4DbZivHCY [00:38:22] @Scott A classic [00:38:58] LAT :0.14881, LON : -176.45669, DEPTH : 1534.9666m, TEMP : 2.86555C, SAL : 34.60779 PSU, DO : 2.88110 mg/L [00:39:09] @Scott: I don't have any confidence that is Acanthogorgiid. just keep it as Octocorals in the Seascribe.. [00:40:33] katharineweathers leaves the room [00:43:59] LAT :0.14882, LON : -176.45656, DEPTH : 1527.7029m, TEMP : 2.87182C, SAL : 34.60903 PSU, DO : 2.98874 mg/L [00:46:31] amandademopoulos leaves the room [00:49:00] LAT :0.14888, LON : -176.45651, DEPTH : 1521.1160m, TEMP : 2.89638C, SAL : 34.60769 PSU, DO : 2.92232 mg/L [00:50:20] Almost certainly an isidid C1 clade [00:50:52] amandademopoulos leaves the room [00:51:00] No polyp at tip... [00:51:11] But are the polyps spiky? [00:53:18] sponge headstones [00:53:40] oph associates seem to prefer the living sponges [00:54:00] LAT :0.14879, LON : -176.45639, DEPTH : 1511.5395m, TEMP : 2.91820C, SAL : 34.60683 PSU, DO : 2.90438 mg/L [00:54:47] are there any known diseases of these types (or close relatives) of sponges? [00:55:36] briankennedy leaves the room [00:56:02] all hard basalt bottom here [00:56:26] and if it was sediments or something smothering them, I would think there would be dead corals as well... [00:57:58] Different from previous yellowish fan we were observing [00:58:25] Or not! :-) [00:58:34] And this is why we wait for the close-up! [00:58:38] same OPH [00:58:41] I think the same [00:58:54] Almost looks like striations in the coenenchyme [00:59:01] LAT :0.14879, LON : -176.45626, DEPTH : 1504.3654m, TEMP : 2.92653C, SAL : 34.60577 PSU, DO : 3.02258 mg/L [00:59:12] scott: striations yes [00:59:17] noticed those on last yellow colony too [00:59:26] i guess Plexauridae [00:59:37] I wonder if those were a reflection of the axis or if they are large sclerites. [01:00:04] large asteroschematid again, aboral view with lateral arm shield prominent again, spread star arm tips waving just like the last one- very active; mysid shrimp [01:00:04] @Andrea: agreed. Plexaurid of some kind. [01:00:36] Looks like a crown of sclerites at anthostele/anthocodium boundary [01:02:33] gotta run. have a great night! [01:02:37] andreaquattrini leaves the room [01:02:43] That would be a good paramurciid character [01:04:01] LAT :0.14866, LON : -176.45622, DEPTH : 1501.7543m, TEMP : 2.91977C, SAL : 34.60738 PSU, DO : 2.95499 mg/L [01:04:57] Perhaps it was a Muriceides... [01:05:20] Steve: are you going into a food coma again? [01:05:30] Seeing sausages... [01:06:05] Haven't seen this holo before [01:06:36] The front row says I need to stop using such big words [01:06:44] Where pink blobby thing, or purple oval will do. [01:06:47] As "sausage?" [01:06:54] Oh, I get it. [01:07:09] Then pink sausage was perfect. [01:07:19] Sure got the zoom there quickly! [01:08:44] Interesting idea Andrea had about a sponge disease epidemic here. Another possibility could be that there was heavy sediment loading at some time in the past that the spomges could not handle. [01:09:02] LAT :0.14872, LON : -176.45598, DEPTH : 1497.0465m, TEMP : 2.91988C, SAL : 34.60714 PSU, DO : 2.90219 mg/L [01:09:27] looks like prime Mn crust... [01:10:02] Long spined urchin above? [01:10:40] yeah, don't tell the mining companies we found a prime target... [01:11:41] I would imagine they will be accessing these public videos... [01:11:47] Oooooh... [01:11:52] I'm liking this... [01:12:23] Is this a recruit growing on an exisiting whip...? [01:12:34] Try to get good look at "branch" point as time allows [01:12:45] I'll wager it looks "funky" [01:12:50] I haven't seen any kind of "damage" at all to any of these whips [01:13:10] Look how thick the base is - nodes are being overgrown. This is an old sucka. [01:13:51] Can't tell exactly what is going on [01:14:03] LAT :0.14871, LON : -176.45580, DEPTH : 1495.6879m, TEMP : 2.97584C, SAL : 34.59884 PSU, DO : 2.90900 mg/L [01:14:07] I think the node is just post "branch" [01:14:36] No big needles here, which calls into question the identification as clade C1 [01:15:01] Horizontal sclerites in body walls [01:15:22] Interesting... [01:15:35] Oh hell yes! [01:15:38] Sorry. [01:15:50] H-e-double toothpicks yes it is worth collecting. [01:15:56] collect. not seeing any associates... collection would be good then. [01:16:09] If time is appropriate [01:16:11] so scott, stop being so wishy washy [01:16:13] agree to collect [01:16:16] :-) [01:16:32] Where to sample? wouldn't you like to sample below the bifurcation? [01:16:38] I'm usually quite reserved in requesting bamboo collections. [01:16:40] so long... [01:17:00] Would love below the bifurcation but we'd need a much bigger biobox! So just 6-8 " or so. [01:17:14] ok thanks scott [01:17:41] On our funded missions, we would sample the tips of both branches so that later we could determine if this is a single branching colony, or two separate. [01:18:15] 10 cm!! [01:18:22] No, mor ethan that pleae. [01:18:50] But agreed not a huge piece. [01:18:51] 15? 20? Half? [01:18:51] :) [01:19:03] LAT :0.14869, LON : -176.45580, DEPTH : 1495.7238m, TEMP : 2.95544C, SAL : 34.60298 PSU, DO : 2.93097 mg/L [01:19:13] At least 16.8 cm. [01:19:16] it is really tall, fyi, so not trying to grab more than we need but hard to grab high-D2 needs to stand on its tip toes to sample :) [01:19:42] Tippy toes. Nice, one more sliding in of a tippy remark. [01:19:59] well, i'm not feeling tipsy at least [01:20:44] What would be really cool is if the two "branches" fit into the manip at the same time... Or is one branch much longer? [01:20:58] I mean the tips, of course. [01:21:15] one is much longer, scott [01:21:56] Define "much." In cm. [01:22:01] ;-) [01:22:48] :P [01:23:17] Push it over and take both!! [01:23:43] Even an inch of the second branch is valuable [01:23:49] Oh well. [01:23:54] I understand. [01:24:03] So close, though. [01:24:04] LAT :0.14864, LON : -176.45579, DEPTH : 1495.6454m, TEMP : 3.00992C, SAL : 34.61481 PSU, DO : 2.87108 mg/L [01:24:05] we were at the end of our reach [01:24:18] I saw the manip tickling the second branch. [01:24:19] it would be tough to determine which side it belonged to without measuring both prior to going in the box [01:24:38] The much smaller one would have been the "second" [01:24:54] But that isn't important. All that matters is determining if they are genetically the same. [01:25:31] We still do not know if these "odd" branched whips represent an early stage of a branched colony or subsequent recruits settling on an exisiting colony. [01:25:47] That can't be answered until both "branches" are sampled. [01:26:04] But I understand that is more-or-less beyond the purview of this program [01:26:12] But we were sooo close there. [01:26:31] Anyhoo... back to the present. [01:26:33] can we not sample the other branch? [01:26:40] we are here.... [01:26:41] Good description Steve. [01:26:45] Barrels. [01:27:00] The arrangement of the sclerites is not unusual, but it is daignostic. [01:27:17] @Tim: don't go there. [01:28:12] With the polyps contracted, this looks like a B1 clade whip [01:28:40] Don't worry about it Amanda [01:28:45] But thanks for considering it. [01:28:49] Lets move on. [01:28:50] yes! [01:28:55] what? [01:28:57] There will be a chance in the future. [01:29:00] what? [01:29:04] LAT :0.14877, LON : -176.45581, DEPTH : 1495.6258m, TEMP : 3.00411C, SAL : 34.61524 PSU, DO : 2.89978 mg/L [01:29:12] this is THE moment. [01:29:18] Nice job asking amanda! [01:29:26] thanks [01:29:32] @Tim: your SOI trip will be THE moment! :-) [01:29:59] :-) [01:30:06] well...we are doing it [01:30:13] :-) [01:30:16] thank YOU! [01:30:22] u can yell at me later [01:30:44] Are you kidding? I'm ordering you flowers right now. [01:30:56] Okay, NOW Steve has to get the ruler. [01:31:09] This fragment still looks shorter than the first collection. [01:31:16] should we come back in 10 years and see if there is a job in these branches? [01:31:22] second frag is shorter [01:31:52] @Tim: I like your thinking (except I'd say "jog"). Lets start working on that proposal. [01:32:15] Tippy top. NIce. I'm going to start keeping track of the number of times that gets said on a dive. [01:32:18] :-) I meant "jog". [01:32:34] @Tim: not just a jog, but possibly a bloom of branches. [01:33:19] I assume you will be doing the following, but given you took the effort to make this second collection, I want to be sure a genetics sample from each branch is separately preserved. [01:33:20] So Scott, the visitors want to know if the branches are different or not [01:33:23] Well done! [01:33:51] great job! [01:33:54] @Chris: they'll need to send me there mailing addresses so I can write them next year once we have the samples and the genetc analsyses done!! [01:34:05] LAT :0.14872, LON : -176.45579, DEPTH : 1495.6756m, TEMP : 3.00517C, SAL : 34.59926 PSU, DO : 2.91620 mg/L [01:34:10] @Steve: I thought the reverse! [01:34:17] Scottttttt! [01:34:18] But I'm not certain. [01:34:46] scott, you need to call in :) [01:34:55] If you lift off and pass it - see if you can view the branch from a different angle, but don't slow down. [01:35:03] @Amanda. Will do pronto. [01:35:08] Jalfrezi is finished! [01:35:26] I can call in, in 3 minutes. been driving and typing (shhh). [01:35:47] tim!!! [01:36:49] I just dialed in but I think you guys were booted from the call [01:39:06] LAT :0.14873, LON : -176.45608, DEPTH : 1493.7351m, TEMP : 2.99875C, SAL : 34.60318 PSU, DO : 2.83132 mg/L [01:40:09] I didn't realize we were back on the audio on the video!@ [01:40:12] Thanks Scott [01:42:35] nickpawlenko leaves the room [01:42:51] Thank you for today's dive! see you tomorrow! [01:43:15] EX1703_DIVE12 Vehicles Ascending [01:43:27] Chris - your mic is live! [01:44:05] LAT :0.14867, LON : -176.45649, DEPTH : 1436.1221m, TEMP : 3.15731C, SAL : 34.59659 PSU, DO : 2.87537 mg/L [01:46:12] christopherkelley leaves the room [01:49:06] LAT :0.14875, LON : -176.45643, DEPTH : 1281.6766m, TEMP : 3.45583C, SAL : 34.58480 PSU, DO : 2.70399 mg/L [01:54:07] LAT :0.14868, LON : -176.45672, DEPTH : 1139.7265m, TEMP : 4.19110C, SAL : 34.56196 PSU, DO : 2.52950 mg/L [01:54:57] scottfrance leaves the room [01:56:33] asakomatsumoto leaves the room [01:57:32] brendanroark leaves the room [01:59:08] LAT :0.14869, LON : -176.45652, DEPTH : 980.1184m, TEMP : 4.91971C, SAL : 34.54363 PSU, DO : 2.63954 mg/L [02:04:08] LAT :0.14879, LON : -176.45609, DEPTH : 822.2724m, TEMP : 5.45222C, SAL : 34.54048 PSU, DO : 2.59957 mg/L [02:04:46] erineaston leaves the room [02:09:08] LAT :0.14885, LON : -176.45548, DEPTH : 664.5900m, TEMP : 6.62862C, SAL : 34.55976 PSU, DO : 2.07980 mg/L [02:14:09] LAT :0.14862, LON : -176.45455, DEPTH : 511.3970m, TEMP : 8.15191C, SAL : 34.60656 PSU, DO : 2.35210 mg/L [02:19:09] LAT :0.14884, LON : -176.45407, DEPTH : 352.7892m, TEMP : 11.09747C, SAL : 34.78000 PSU, DO : 2.70678 mg/L [02:24:10] LAT :0.14872, LON : -176.45289, DEPTH : 203.0430m, TEMP : 15.83246C, SAL : 35.03621 PSU, DO : 4.37449 mg/L [02:27:17] stevenauscavitch leaves the room [02:29:10] LAT :0.14896, LON : -176.45241, DEPTH : 59.6265m, TEMP : 26.79523C, SAL : 35.27815 PSU, DO : 6.18176 mg/L [02:34:11] LAT :0.14937, LON : -176.45267, DEPTH : 48.5494m, TEMP : 26.86538C, SAL : 35.26986 PSU, DO : 6.28226 mg/L [02:39:11] LAT :0.14934, LON : -176.45322, DEPTH : 35.0975m, TEMP : 26.92752C, SAL : 35.26442 PSU, DO : 6.35285 mg/L [02:42:22] EX1703_DIVE12 Recovery Complete [02:44:12] LAT :0.14932, LON : -176.45374, DEPTH :m, TEMP : C, SAL : PSU, DO : mg/L [02:47:02] timothyshank leaves the room [03:03:08] briankennedy leaves the room [11:34:27] amandademopoulos leaves the room [17:34:43] predive test [18:14:12] going to be a couple minutes late the ship needed to adress a problem [18:31:34] we are going to move the conference call back a few minutes [18:33:00] EX1703_DIVE13 Rov Launch [18:36:51] Looks like a nice weather day for a dive. [18:40:40] EX1703_DIVE13 Vehicles in the Water [18:41:59] LAT :-0.37839, LON : -176.13392, DEPTH :m, TEMP : C, SAL : PSU, DO : mg/L [18:42:33] EX1703_DIVE13 Vehicles Descending [18:46:43] Hello all [18:47:00] LAT :-0.37813, LON : -176.13459, DEPTH : 60.5351m, TEMP : 26.06735C, SAL : 35.12989 PSU, DO : 6.13649 mg/L [18:47:01] Are we having the pre-dive call now or waiting.... [18:47:40] nickpawlenko leaves the room [18:48:11] waiting a bit we were late deploying [18:48:22] ok. hope all is well. [18:50:36] Good day to you Dr. Shank. [18:51:48] it is we just needed to change a fuse [18:52:01] LAT :-0.37795, LON : -176.13450, DEPTH : 120.6207m, TEMP : 25.72807C, SAL : 35.55072 PSU, DO : 5.31702 mg/L [18:52:45] we will do the call at 9:10 ship time so about 20 minutes [18:52:55] @Steve: have you carb-loaded for the dive? [18:52:59] okay [18:53:04] Roger. [18:53:12] Yes scott. Thank you for caring [18:53:18] Good day to you Dr. France [18:56:34] The bamboos look good from yesteday. I was surprised they didn't turn dark in etoh. They retained their color (mostly) and barrel shaped polyp morphology [18:56:52] Just so you know scott, the two specimens are separate samples in the official log [18:56:57] No observed asociates [18:57:01] LAT :-0.37818, LON : -176.13340, DEPTH : 255.2586m, TEMP : 12.70542C, SAL : 34.93765 PSU, DO : 4.29661 mg/L [19:01:13] good day everyone-thanks for your patience! [19:01:42] are we calling each other dr today, because that should be fun for you guys to have to spell my name :) [19:02:02] LAT :-0.37827, LON : -176.13349, DEPTH : 431.0632m, TEMP : 9.39980C, SAL : 34.68475 PSU, DO : 2.52533 mg/L [19:02:43] Yes, Dr. Demopoxopolus. [19:03:00] Sorry. Dr. Demopopoulous [19:03:09] I give. [19:04:03] u could go for Dr. flipflopoulos [19:04:19] I have a meeting during the dive. I will be recording it and grabbing frames, but unfortunately can't be on the call. Frustrating some times to have local things pulling. [19:04:48] Ha. :-). Dr. Flipflop for short? [19:05:04] sounds good Tim, for both [19:05:09] thanks for joining when you can [19:06:50] hello everyone! [19:07:03] LAT :-0.37839, LON : -176.13318, DEPTH : 577.3761m, TEMP : 7.08923C, SAL : 34.56466 PSU, DO : 2.70252 mg/L [19:07:09] Sorry - was talking to some students. Yesterday I called Tim "Timm-eh" and got no response. So I thought I should try the formal approach today, hence the "Dr." [19:08:43] brucemundy leaves the room [19:10:36] scott: don't apologize, just thought it would be funny to see you all spell it :) [19:10:46] @Steve: just scrolled upwards to see your messages. Thanks for the info. Most of the isidids do not turn dark in ethanol. I feel pretty confident these will be in the B clade. [19:12:03] LAT :-0.37838, LON : -176.13336, DEPTH : 735.4175m, TEMP : 6.37472C, SAL : 34.55679 PSU, DO : 2.13500 mg/L [19:13:02] Dr. Demopoulos. Demopoulos. Demopoulos. Demopoulos. OK. I'm practiced. [19:15:34] brucemundy leaves the room [19:15:39] timothyshank leaves the room [19:16:50] smiling [19:17:04] LAT :-0.37823, LON : -176.13355, DEPTH : 890.2751m, TEMP : 5.11351C, SAL : 34.53990 PSU, DO : 2.89983 mg/L [19:18:47] brucemundy leaves the room [19:20:44] nickpawlenko leaves the room [19:21:52] Another pelagic holothurian went past in the Serios view a minute or two ago. Too fast to log [19:22:04] LAT :-0.37826, LON : -176.13338, DEPTH : 1057.6697m, TEMP : 4.58367C, SAL : 34.54952 PSU, DO : 2.78843 mg/L [19:27:05] LAT :-0.37841, LON : -176.13335, DEPTH : 1210.9050m, TEMP : 3.85708C, SAL : 34.57175 PSU, DO : 2.65512 mg/L [19:31:33] bottom in sight [19:32:05] LAT :-0.37802, LON : -176.13293, DEPTH : 1213.2377m, TEMP : 3.88827C, SAL : 34.57075 PSU, DO : 2.63097 mg/L [19:35:11] EX1703_DIVE13 Vehicles on Bottom [19:37:07] LAT :-0.37805, LON : -176.13287, DEPTH : 1226.4566m, TEMP : 3.90429C, SAL : 34.57040 PSU, DO : 2.69012 mg/L [19:40:01] Bathygadidae, genus Gadomus, a close relative of the rattails [19:41:11] Primnoids on the horizon [19:41:25] also a halosaur and a synaphobranchid in this area [19:42:06] brucemundy leaves the room [19:42:06] LAT :-0.37810, LON : -176.13282, DEPTH : 1226.4099m, TEMP : 3.87697C, SAL : 34.57105 PSU, DO : 2.65554 mg/L [19:43:22] Could be a busy coral day... [19:44:02] Looks like the same Narella we passed a few minutes back [19:44:19] Chordata Actinopterygii Elopmorpha Anguilliformes (Eel):Synaphobranchidae, probably Synaphobranchus species [19:45:00] The chat room keeps kicking me out for some reason. Maybe it doesn' like -me because I didn't show up this weekend oO [19:45:59] *doesn't [19:46:01] An abbherent growth on right [19:46:55] not an associate? [19:47:04] bruce: thanks for joining us again [19:47:07] LAT :-0.37808, LON : -176.13278, DEPTH : 1223.7234m, TEMP : 3.85620C, SAL : 34.57222 PSU, DO : 2.71294 mg/L [19:47:21] looks like a growth [19:50:17] Interesting linear arrangement of colonies [19:52:07] LAT :-0.37810, LON : -176.13272, DEPTH : 1222.9078m, TEMP : 3.87449C, SAL : 34.56989 PSU, DO : 2.64885 mg/L [19:52:49] Stepping away briefly... [19:55:53] briankennedy leaves the room [19:57:08] LAT :-0.37802, LON : -176.13265, DEPTH : 1220.4185m, TEMP : 3.88099C, SAL : 34.57059 PSU, DO : 2.66230 mg/L [20:02:09] LAT :-0.37793, LON : -176.13268, DEPTH : 1214.3937m, TEMP : 3.89636C, SAL : 34.57287 PSU, DO : 2.61012 mg/L [20:05:13] OPH and anemone on this "Plexaurid" [20:07:09] LAT :-0.37797, LON : -176.13259, DEPTH : 1209.4308m, TEMP : 3.91668C, SAL : 34.57258 PSU, DO : 2.65803 mg/L [20:07:52] missed the fish! [20:10:09] scottfrance leaves the room [20:10:15] Chordata Actinopterygii Elopmorpha Anguilliformes (Eel):Synaphobranchidae, probably Synaphobranchus species [20:12:10] LAT :-0.37802, LON : -176.13261, DEPTH : 1206.2148m, TEMP : 3.96677C, SAL : 34.56898 PSU, DO : 2.64692 mg/L [20:12:23] iscwatch2 leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [20:13:28] Callogorgia-like primnoid... [20:14:10] Do you agree Steve? [20:14:21] Yes I'd say so [20:14:24] must be an anemone? [20:14:27] I mean Dr. Demopoulos? [20:14:51] scott : :) [20:15:03] What moves faster: a re-emerging anemone or a hatching dumbo octopus? [20:15:30] scott: good question [20:15:55] If anemones re-emerge and no-one is around to see it... [20:16:18] Swimming holothurian [20:16:49] There is a term you only here on deep-sea TV. "Charismatic cucmber." [20:16:59] *hear and cucumber [20:17:11] LAT :-0.37793, LON : -176.13260, DEPTH : 1203.5428m, TEMP : 3.93733C, SAL : 34.56966 PSU, DO : 2.61114 mg/L [20:17:20] Only in the deep sea can cukes be charismatic. FACT! [20:17:50] Seeeeea pig. [20:22:11] LAT :-0.37785, LON : -176.13244, DEPTH : 1197.9260m, TEMP : 4.01060C, SAL : 34.56707 PSU, DO : 2.62044 mg/L [20:26:17] Not so charismatic now... [20:27:12] LAT :-0.37784, LON : -176.13240, DEPTH : 1196.2094m, TEMP : 3.93749C, SAL : 34.57003 PSU, DO : 2.62025 mg/L [20:29:09] No. [20:29:15] ;-) [20:29:43] scott are you answering me? [20:29:49] Basically I have been so busy I haven't had time to assess the dives in aggregate, so I don't have a good overview yet. [20:29:56] @Amanda: yes, I was. [20:31:03] My general impression is that we are finding fewer high-density areas in this region than were seen on NWHI or even further west (Wake Is region). But, again, no formal analysis to back that up. [20:31:44] good morning all [20:32:12] LAT :-0.37773, LON : -176.13238, DEPTH : 1191.7813m, TEMP : 3.95081C, SAL : 34.56809 PSU, DO : 2.70947 mg/L [20:33:21] coryphaenoides [20:33:47] acrouridae (Rattail):Coryphaenoides species [20:33:59] note long chin barbel [20:34:43] *Macrouridae [20:35:45] when they are not scavenging, according to Drazen and Sutton they eat benthic crustaceans [20:35:58] @Andrea - Maybe C. longicirrhus or a related species [20:36:21] Passed over a sickly Iridogorgia, I think [20:37:13] LAT :-0.37771, LON : -176.13224, DEPTH : 1186.8319m, TEMP : 4.05835C, SAL : 34.56396 PSU, DO : 2.62648 mg/L [20:37:19] Regarding Amanda's question about densities, etc., this looks to me like the most dense area of combined Narella and ?Paramuricea taht we have seen. [20:37:35] A coralliid! [20:37:41] perhaps [20:38:01] Sure - a precious coral of some kind, I think. [20:38:46] coraliid? [20:38:50] Don't know which of the genera: Corallium, Hemicorallium, etc. [20:40:49] This is deeper than any coralliid observations from Hawaii [20:42:08] interesting [20:42:14] LAT :-0.37765, LON : -176.13223, DEPTH : 1184.0862m, TEMP : 4.02395C, SAL : 34.56362 PSU, DO : 2.64405 mg/L [20:42:28] different black coral? [20:42:44] hello! [20:42:46] nope... [20:43:00] Just had a visit from a group of about 8 kapuna (elders, in Hawaiian). They really enjoyed seeing the dive. [20:43:07] no idea what species this could be [20:43:27] have you seen this morph before? [20:43:32] I've collected Corallium regale from this depth range off Oahu [20:43:38] (in this cruise) [20:43:42] No. not with polyps th is dense [20:44:37] nice associate too [20:45:03] seems like polyps are on both sides of colony? [20:45:47] Bamboo coral ahead? [20:45:47] this looks very different from anything I've seen in the S hemisphere [20:46:02] still primnoids and "Callogorgia" [20:46:07] No - probably another Callogorgia [20:46:14] sure looks like Callogorgia [20:46:17] maybe isidid whip coming up [20:47:06] We collected callogorgia here on the deep ridge. [20:47:09] @Santiago: well, we are just barely in the southern hemisphere! [20:47:14] LAT :-0.37766, LON : -176.13215, DEPTH : 1183.3197m, TEMP : 4.02000C, SAL : 34.56775 PSU, DO : 2.63824 mg/L [20:47:19] Deepest observation in the HURL database is from 600 meters [20:47:57] @Michael: not sure why my coralliids are not in the HURL database. They were collected using the Pisces V... [20:48:15] @Michael: maybe we are talking about different species? [20:48:57] Note this has no terminal polyp at branch tips [20:49:29] Am I seeing eggs in polyp or batteries on coenenchyme? [20:49:44] @Scott: I will double check but I'm relatively sure that the review that took place just last year put 600 meters as the deepest C. regale observation [20:49:49] I can see the ring of needles at the branch tip... [20:49:58] ...as if a polyp is newly forming. [20:50:09] At least on a lower branch tip. [20:50:52] @Michael: then my specimens are mis-IDed (I think they were IDed by Ted Bayer, but will confirm) [20:51:08] looks like needles only on one side of polyp.... that would be C1 clade [20:52:03] @Les: I don't think C clade branches. And I thought I saw ring of needles. [20:52:15] LAT :-0.37769, LON : -176.13222, DEPTH : 1180.6283m, TEMP : 4.00273C, SAL : 34.56719 PSU, DO : 2.57554 mg/L [20:52:30] @Les: in fact I think C clade is the only largish clade that has no branchers... [20:53:10] Personally wouldn't want to take a bite of this... [20:53:53] yeas @Scott, it would screw things up if that was a C clade... my thoughts exactly.... [20:54:25] on the Corallium front, OBIS has 1400 records of Corallium from 1000-2000 m. [20:54:27] @Les: lets agree it is not in the C calde then! ;-) [20:55:00] yeah, until we can go back and have a detailed look....haha.... [20:55:20] ummmm, what is that? [20:55:25] This looks like swollen axis suggesting worm tunnels... Candidella? [20:56:03] very small, dense polyps [20:56:09] Candidella perhpas, yes [20:56:11] But overall my initial impression of this is Thouarella. [20:56:15] too delicate for a Candidella, but yeah on the work tunnels. Maybe a Thouarella? [20:56:25] timothyshank leaves the room [20:56:26] don't you think tis bussy one looks like Thouarella? [20:56:27] collection? [20:56:29] Hah! Les and I on same wavelength! [20:56:35] and Asako! [20:56:44] plenty of associates [20:56:58] yeah defo collect, with associates! [20:57:02] These small side branches are typically associated with THouarella or one of the related genera [20:57:15] LAT :-0.37757, LON : -176.13216, DEPTH : 1180.5727m, TEMP : 3.97782C, SAL : 34.56839 PSU, DO : 2.68672 mg/L [20:57:23] Hi Scott and Les! [20:57:39] Hi Asako! good to see you on here again... [20:58:13] Haven't seen thouarella from this expedition yet. Is it know equatorially? [20:58:16] I'd support a collection [20:58:19] agree, seems like a good collection candidate [20:58:26]