ABYSSLINE UKSRL Contract Area CCZ Megafauna 2013-2015: Arthropoda

This dataset describes the abyssal megafaunal annelid morphotypes observed during the two ABYSSLINE cruises (AB01/MV1313 - 2013 and AB02/TN319 - 2015) to the UKSRL polymetallic-nodule exploration contract area (UK-1) and the site EPIRB (~250 km east of the UK-1 area) in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. These megafaunal annelids were recorded using ROV, AUV, Baited Camera, and Baited Trap. There appear to be at least 12 distinct morphospecies identified by imagery. This dataset is from the paper: Amon D, Ziegler A, Drazen J, Grischenko A, Leitner A, Lindsay D, Voight J, Wicksten M, Young C, Smith C (2017) Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora, Mollusca. Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e14598. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e14598