Welcome to our sixth ROV SuBastian Dive of this Living Fossils of the Atacama Trench expedition. We are hoping to characterize the microbial and macrofaunal communities in the surrounding areas of the Atacama Trench.

The idea is to continue in the search for ancient benthic ecosystems so we can sample them intensively and then move to other areas along the maximum depth. The fact that phylogenetically distant species (Leptochiton macleani and Neopilina sp.) have been found by chance close to Site 7 (23°50'6''S, 71°06'7''W) suggests that such ancient species are rather common in this area. We will be looking for Brachiopods, Crinoids, other deep-sea echibnidermata, and crustaceans, as well as other interesting specimens and biofilms. These depths are also compatible with the presence of hydrate methane ice


Expedition: FKt240524 - Living Fossils of the Atacama Trench #atacamatrenchancients


_________


We livestream all of our ROV dives on YouTube and Facebook!
Newsletter link: [ Ссылка ]

Join us on our oceanographic missions on our other social media platforms:
YouTube: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]

_________


Schmidt Ocean Institute is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit operating foundation established to advance oceanographic research, discovery, and knowledge, and catalyze sharing of information about the oceans.

свернуть