Actinostola sp.5

Fig. 3H.

MATERIAL. LV-82-18, 61.1195ºN 174. 9650ºE – 61.1194ºN 174.9653ºE, depth 658–662 m, sample 3, one specimen collected.

REMARKS. One specimen was collected on the Koryak slope in vicinity of cold seep on the field with Calyptogena pacifica and its periphery. This is a very distinctive species with beige-rose column and yellow tentacles without aboral thickenings arranged in up to six cycles. It differs from other species Actinostola by its soft consistency and the presence of sparse sand grains attached to the column.