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Unusual benthic fauna associated with a whale fall in Monterey Canyon, California

S. Goffredi, C. Paull, K. Fulton-Bennett, L. Hurtado, R. Vrijenhoek

2004.10.1DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.05.009

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An unusual assemblage of deep-sea animals associated with a well-preserved carcass of a gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) at 2891 m depth in the axis of Monterey Canyon, California, and an abundance of unusual polychaetes are discovered, including two new to science.

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GOFFREDI, S., et al. Unusual benthic fauna associated with a whale fall in monterey canyon, california. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS, 2004, 51: 1295–1306.