1. Marine Biology Research Group Ghent University Ghent Belgium
2. German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB) Senckenberg am Meer Wilhelmshaven Germany
3. IFREMER, Centre de Bretagne, REM/EEP/LEP, ZI de la pointe du diable Plouzané France
4. MARBEC, Univ. Montpellier, Ifremer, CNRS, IRD Sète France
5. Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology University of Lodz Łódź Poland
6. Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd Tokyo Japan