Description
General:
Reddish. 10 arms. May be have commensal hydrozoans or small barncles living on them.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, basaltic lava.
Ocean range (global):
South central Pacific (SW of Marquesas Islands) and eastern Pacific along the California margin (San Juan and San Marcos Seamounts). Possibly specimens observed on Davidson Seamount (2,422 – 2,491 m), Gorda Ridge (3,130 m), East Pacific Rise, (2,646 m).
Published depth range:
1,692 – 4,243
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Roux, M. and C.G. Messing (2017). Stalked Crinoids Collected off California with Descriptions of Three New Genera and Two New Species of Hyocrinidae (Echinodermata). Pacific Science, 71: 329-365. http://doi.org/10.2984/71.3.7
Citation:
Bathycrinus equatorialis
(A.H. Clark, 1908a) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Bathycrinus%20equatorialis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.