Link below to recently published open access paper on Cnidarians from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone with relevance to baseline studies in the nodule exploration areas. In addition there are links to previous papers from the area, one on Echinoderms and the other on methods used to obtain consistent and high quality benthic fauna samples.
Cnidarians (NEW): http://bdj.pensoft.net/
Echinoderms: http://bdj.pensoft.net/