Parastenella ramosa

Description

Size: 33 cm (h), 16 cm (w).

General: All colonies but one (T833-R56) are uniplanar, the odd specimen being a small, three-dimensionally branching bush. The axis is dark bronze in color, easily seen beneath a single layer of white, translucent coenenchymal scales. Branching is dichotomous and somewhat irregular.

Geographic Information

Published depth range: 665 - 1750 m

Ocean range (global): Gulf of Panama, Rodriguez Seamount, Davidson Seamount, Monterey Bay, Axial 1998 South Flow, off British Columbia, Gulf of Alaska.

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information