Critter of the Week 126 - Anthoptilum gowlettholmesae.jpg

This specimen (top image) was snapped by our Deep Towed imaging System on Scott Seamount just outside the Ross Sea in Antarctic waters at around 700 m. It was collected from the same seamount shortly after and photographed on-board (bottom image). The close-up (inset) shows that it is reproductively mature with fertile structures visible at the bases of the polyps. Credit: DTIS (top), David Bowden (bottom) NIWA/ IPY- CAML(voyage TAN0802)