Discovery of dense aggregations of stalked crinoids in Izu-Ogasawara trench, Japan

Stalked crinoids are recognized as living fossils that typically inhabit modern deep-water environments exceeding 100 m. Previous records of stalked crinoids from hadal depths (exceeding 6000 m) are extremely rare, and no in-situ information has been available. We show here that stalked crinoids liv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oji, T., Ogawa, Y., Hunter, Aaron, Kitazawa, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nihon Dobutsu Gakkai 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45854