Neil McDaniel, Kanada
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Callistephanus spauldingi is a brightly colored gorgonian from the much cooler waters of the northeast Pacific and is not collected for the commercial trade, partly due to its depth distribution.
The majority of the gorgonians to be seen on the Internet were photographed with the aid of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV).
Very interesting is the approach of Dr. Meredith Everett, coral researcher from the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center regarding the presence of deep-sea corals.
The researcher wants to know which species of deep-sea and cold-water corals live off the west coast of the USA.
To answer this question, she is using a cool new technology called eDNA (environmental DNA) sampling. In this process, researchers like Meredith collect and sequence the cells and DNA shed by animals in the environment.
The great thing about this type of research is that it is non-invasive, which means that the wild corals can be left in place.
Corals are an integral part of deep-sea ecosystems: they provide food and habitat for a range of fish and invertebrate species.
Very little is known about deep-sea corals other than what we learn from species found as bycatch.
This may now change thanks to new eDNA technology.
Synonyms:
Psammogorgia spauldingi Nutting, 1909 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Swiftia spauldingi (Nutting, 1909) · unaccepted > superseded combination
The majority of the gorgonians to be seen on the Internet were photographed with the aid of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV).
Very interesting is the approach of Dr. Meredith Everett, coral researcher from the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center regarding the presence of deep-sea corals.
The researcher wants to know which species of deep-sea and cold-water corals live off the west coast of the USA.
To answer this question, she is using a cool new technology called eDNA (environmental DNA) sampling. In this process, researchers like Meredith collect and sequence the cells and DNA shed by animals in the environment.
The great thing about this type of research is that it is non-invasive, which means that the wild corals can be left in place.
Corals are an integral part of deep-sea ecosystems: they provide food and habitat for a range of fish and invertebrate species.
Very little is known about deep-sea corals other than what we learn from species found as bycatch.
This may now change thanks to new eDNA technology.
Synonyms:
Psammogorgia spauldingi Nutting, 1909 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Swiftia spauldingi (Nutting, 1909) · unaccepted > superseded combination
