(photos taken by remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute at depth about 2900m in Pacific
Hormathia pacifica is a deepwater species recently described by us from East Pacific. It appears to be rather common at the Taney Seamounts where 66 specimens were documented photographically by remotely operated vehicles of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. This species was observed in situ at the Taney Seamounts living upon manganese encrusted basalt and, also, dead sponge tissue.
Here is our publication describing this species:
