A Pictorial Guide to the Epibenthic Megafauna of Orphan Knoll (northwest Atlantic) Identified from In Situ Benthic Video Footage Alannah Wudrick, Lindsay Beazley, Timothy Culwick, Claire Goodwin, Paco Cárdenas, Joana Xavier, and Ellen Kenchington Ocean and Ecosystem Sciences Division Maritimes Region Fisheries and Oceans Canada Bedford Institute of Oceanography PO Box 1006 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada B2Y 4A2 2020 Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3375 1 Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Technical reports contain scientific and technical information that contributes to existing knowledge but which is not normally appropriate for primary literature. Technical reports are directed primarily toward a worldwide audience and have an international distribution. No restriction is placed on subject matter and the series reflects the broad interests and policies of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, namely, fisheries and aquatic sciences. 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Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3375 2020 A Pictorial Guide to the Epibenthic Megafauna of Orphan Knoll (northwest Atlantic) Identified from In Situ Benthic Video Footage By Alannah Wudrick, Lindsay Beazley, Timothy Culwick1, Claire Goodwin2, Paco Cárdenas3, Joana Xavier4, and Ellen Kenchington Ocean and Ecosystem Sciences Division Maritimes Region Fisheries and Oceans Canada Bedford Institute of Oceanography P.O. Box 1006 Dartmouth, N.S. Canada B2Y 4A2 1 School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, Bristol, UK 2 Huntsman Marine Science Centre, 1 Lower Campus Road, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 3 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Pharmacognosy, BioMedical Centre, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden 4 CIIMAR – Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixöes, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal ii © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2020. Cat. No. Fs97-6/3375E-PDF ISBN 978-0-660-34937-4 ISSN 1488-5379 Correct citation for this publication: Wudrick, A., Beazley, L., Culwick, T., Goodwin, C., Cárdenas, P., Xavier, J., and Kenchington, E. 2020. A Pictorial Guide to the Epibenthic Megafauna of Orphan Knoll (northwest Atlantic) Identified from In Situ Benthic Video Footage. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3375: v + 154 p. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................... iv RÉSUMÉ ......................................................................................................................... v INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 MATERIALS AND METHODS ........................................................................................ 3 Data Collection ..................................................................................................... 3 Video Transect Analysis ....................................................................................... 4 CATALOGUE OF EPIBENTHIC MEGAFAUNA OF ORPHAN KNOLL ......................... 8 Phylum Annelida ................................................................................................. 22 Phylum Arthropoda ............................................................................................. 26 Phylum Bryozoa ................................................................................................. 32 Phylum Chordata ................................................................................................ 33 Phylum Cnidaria ................................................................................................. 40 Phylum Echinodermata ...................................................................................... 62 Phylum Hemichordata ........................................................................................ 87 Phylum Mollusca ................................................................................................ 88 Phylum Porifera .................................................................................................. 90 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................... 144 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 144 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................. 147 iv ABSTRACT Wudrick, A., Beazley, L., Culwick, T., Goodwin, C., Cárdenas, P., Xavier, J., and Kenchington, E. 2020. A Pictorial Guide to the Epibenthic Megafauna of Orphan Knoll (northwest Atlantic) Identified from In Situ Benthic Video Footage. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3375: v + 154 p. In 2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada led a multidisciplinary oceanographic research mission onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hudson to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Regulatory Area to collect benthic imagery and geological data in support of the identification of vulnerable marine ecosystems. Using the remotely operated vehicle ROPOS, six benthic video transects were collected on Orphan Knoll, a submerged circular continental fragment located 550 km northeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland. High-resolution video footage, digital still images, and specimen samples were collected between 1655 and 3004 m depth across the flanks and plateau of the knoll and Orphan Seamount. In 2007, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization implemented a ~15,800 km2 closure over Orphan Knoll to restrict the use of bottom- tending fishing gear in accordance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 61/105. However, at the time, its benthic communities and the presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems had not been fully assessed. Here we present a pictorial guide to the epibenthic megafauna enumerated and taxonomically identified from five ROPOS transects collected on Orphan Knoll and Orphan Seamount. The purpose of this report is to provide a visual representation and taxonomic nomenclature scheme of the epibenthic megafauna of Orphan Knoll for use in future monitoring of the benthic communities of this unique topographic feature. v RÉSUMÉ Wudrick, A., Beazley, L., Culwick, T., Goodwin, C., Cárdenas, P., Xavier, J., and Kenchington, E. 2020. A Pictorial Guide to the Epibenthic Megafauna of Orphan Knoll (northwest Atlantic) Identified from In Situ Benthic Video Footage. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3375: v + 154 p. En 2010, Pêches et Océans Canada a mené une mission de recherche océanographique multidisciplinaire à bord du navire de la Garde côtière canadienne Hudson dans la zone de réglementation de l’Organisation des pêches de l’Atlantique Nord-Ouest, afin de recueillir des données géologiques et d’imagerie benthique pour appuyer l’identification des écosystèmes marins vulnérables.