Squat lobster and polychaete worm, NWAD development, West of Shetland


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A squat lobster and polychaete worm on the sea bed at the NWAD development, West of Shetland

Item Type:Video
Title:Squat lobster and polychaete worm, NWAD development, West of Shetland
Creator(s):Maclaren, Lis
Identification:Gates, Andrew
Date:March 2007
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida (Segmented worms) > Class Polychaeta (Polychaete Worms), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps) > Family Galatheidae (Galatids (squat lobsters))
Species:Munida sarsi
Behaviour:On seabed
Site:Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > North West Area Development (NWAD)
North Sea > West of Shetland > North West Area Development (NWAD)
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):350
Countries:UK > West of Shetland
Habitat:seabed
Substratum:Gravel and sand
Rig:Paul B Loyd Junior
Project Partners:BP, Subsea 7, Transocean
ROV:Pioneer 9
Keywords:squat lobster, polychaete, worm, NWAD, West of Shetland
Deposited By:Rob Curry
Deposited On:18 May 2007

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