This dataset contains biological and capture data of the specimens used in the study.Information is related to several cruises that collected Vampyroteuthis infernalis and Japetella diaphana between 2006 and 2017. Animals examined in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) were collected between 1964 and 1995.
Animals were collected, identified and labelled by Dr. Henk-Jan Hoving, Dr. Bruce Robison or NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center staff during different cruises. In laboratory all animals were re-examined by Dr. Richard Schwarz.