Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen's video: Mariana Trench - 6141m - Supergiant amphipod 2

@Mariana Trench - 6141m - Supergiant amphipod 2

Video footage from the University of Aberdeen’s Hadal-Lander deployed in the Mariana Trench from the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Research Vessel Falkor. This video shows the ‘supergiant’ amphipod Alicella gigantea (Familay Alicellidae) from 6141m. This incredibly rare footage shows the scavenging supergiants defence mechanism agianst the suction feeding Bassozetus sp. (Ophidiidae, assfishes). The supergiant is simply too large to be suction fed upon. The latter sequence shows its other defence mechanism in that it forks out its pointed telson (tail) to fend off an inquisitive Coryphaenoides yaquinae (Family: Macrouridae). Copyright SOI/HADES/University of Aberdeen (Dr. Alan Jamieson).

Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen

Subscribers
7.3K

Total Post
36

Total Views
6M

Avg. Views
168K

View Profile

This video was published on 2014-12-19 03:41:22 GMT by @Oceanlab,-University-of-Aberdeen on Youtube. Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen has total 7.3K subscribers on Youtube and has a total of 36 video.This video has received 49 Likes which are lower than the average likes that Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen gets . @Oceanlab,-University-of-Aberdeen receives an average views of 168K per video on Youtube.This video has received 5 comments which are lower than the average comments that Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen gets . Overall the views for this video was lower than the average for the profile.

Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen's video: Mariana Trench - 6141m - Supergiant amphipod 2

Other post by @Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen