Table 1. Taxa identified in faunal samples collected during the first Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives at the Longqi vent field, Southwest Indian Ridge, in November 2011.
| Phylum | Class | Taxon | Presence on other ridges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnidaria | Anthozoa | Actinostolidae sp. | |
| Annelida | Polychaeta | Polynoidae n. gen. n. sp. “655” | ESR (Fig. 4) |
| Branchipolynoe n. sp. “Dragon” | CIR (Fig. 4) | ||
| Peinaleopolynoe n. sp. “Dragon” | |||
| Hesiolyra cf. bergi | EPR (Fig. 5)23 | ||
| Hesionidae sp. indet. | |||
| Ophryotrocha n. sp. “F-038/1b” | |||
| Prionospio cf. unilamellata | |||
| Ampharetidae sp. indet. | |||
| Mollusca | Bivalvia | Bathymodiolus marisindicus | CIR20 |
| Gastropoda | Chrysomallon squamiferum | CIR19 | |
| Gigantopelta aegis17 | |||
| Phymorhynchus n. sp. “SWIR” (distinct from CIR species; C Chen pers comm) | |||
| Lepetodrilus n. sp. “SWIR” (distinct from CIR species; C Chen pers comm) | |||
| Arthropoda | Maxillopoda | Neolepas sp. 1 | CIR21 |
| Malacostraca | Rimicaris kairei | CIR20 | |
| Mirocaris indica | CIR20 | ||
| Chorocaris sp. | |||
| Kiwa n. sp. “SWIR”17 | |||
| Munidopsis sp. | |||
| Echinodermata | Holothuroidea | Chiridota sp. |
Species presence on other ridges indicated as: ESR = East Scotia Ridge; CIR = Central Indian Ridge; EPR = East Pacific Rise.