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Mono-specific facies of Parazoanthus axinellae in Luiz Saldanha Marine Park

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2015

J.N. Gomes-Pereira*
Affiliation:
MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, IMAR, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Azores, Portugal Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
N. Vasco-Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641 Peniche, Portugal
A. Afonso
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
M. Albuquerque
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
E. Berecibar
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
L. Bernardes
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
A. Calado
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
A. Castanheira
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
I. Tojeira
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
F. Tempera
Affiliation:
MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, IMAR, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Azores, Portugal
F.C. Dias
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
R.S. Santos
Affiliation:
MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, IMAR, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Azores, Portugal
A.S. Campos
Affiliation:
Task Group for the Extension of the Continental Shelf (EMEPC), Rua Costa Pinto 165, Paço de Arcos 2770-047, Apartado 1139, Portugal
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.N. Gomes-Pereira, MARE, IMAR, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Azores, Portugal email: [email protected]
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Abstract

We report the first mono-specific facies of Parazoanthus axinellae from the western Portuguese coast. The habitat was recorded using a MiniRov Observer on a large outcrop at ca. 55–60 m in the Luiz Saldanha Marine Park. A method to estimate the maximum uncertainty of the ROV position is illustrated and the occurrence of the facies is discussed.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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