Banc Capel

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Banc Capel
Location
Location Coral Sea, in the South Pacific Ocean, near New Caledonia
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Country France
Geology
Type Guyot
Volcanic arc/chain Chesterfield Plateau

Banc Capel is a guyot, or flat-topped underwater volcano, in the Coral Sea.

Description

Banc Capel is a guyot – a former atoll with steep sides and a flat top – and is swept by strong currents. There are no sandy or muddy substrates, the surface being occupied by rocks or gravel scree.[2]

Biodiversity

Banc Capel is inhabited by species including Nassarius alabasteroides and Laurentaeglyphea.[3][4][5][6][2] It is dominated by sponges, including the genus Phloedictyon and gorgonians. Other decapods found in the same trawls including the slipper lobster Ibacus brucei, the crab Randallia and swimming crabs.[2]

Notes and references

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  3. Kool (2009). Miscellanea Malacologica 3 (5) : 97-100. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  4. Nassarius alabasteroides Kool, 2009.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
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