Figure 3 in Crustaceans Associated with Cold Water Corals: A Comparison of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Octocoral Assemblages

Figure 3. Photos showing some of the amphipod species found associated with deep-sea gorgonians, of which many where undescribed species belonging to the pleustid group. (A, B) the undescribed pleustids, Chromopleustes sp. A_J2099 and sp. B_J2103 respectively; (C) Neopleustes sp. C_J2098, all associated with deep–sea gorgonians occurring below 1000 m depth (e.g., Acanthogorgia). (D) Neopleustes sp. D_J2103 occurred on octocorals of the family Plexauridae at 400 m. (E) Neupleustes eucanthoides Gurjanova, 1972 was also from an unidentified species of Acanthogorgia. (F) the extremely well armoured Uschakoviella echinophora belonging to the family Epimeriidae was observed associated with the coral Plumarella collected at 100 m.