title: Deep-sea macroplanktonic sea cucumbers: suspended sediment feeders captured from deep submergence vehicle.
abstract: Observations in situ confirm the swimming and feeding behavior in previously unreported dense assemblages of the holothurian Peniagone diaphana, at a depth of 2000 meters, off southern California. Proximate analysis of captured specimens indicates that this organism may represent a numerically significant, but low organic content member of many near-bottom deep-sea communities.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Quetin
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Childress
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pawson