Community of anemones, mussels, hydroids and tube worms in the North Sea
Description
A community of anemones, mussels and hydroids living a riser of the Heather Alpha platform in the North Sea
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| Title: | Community of anemones, mussels, hydroids and tube worms in the North Sea |
| Identification: | Guerin, Andrew |
| Classification: | Annelida (Segmented worms) > Polychaeta (Polychaete Worms) > Canalipalpata (Tube worms) > Serpulidae, Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actinaria (Anemonies) > Actiniidae (Sea anemones), Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Hydrozoa (Polyps, Medusas) > Hydroida > Tubulariidae, Mollusca (Molluscs) > Bivalvia (Bivalves) > Mytiloida (Mussels) > Mytilidae (Mussels) |
| Species: | Urticina sp., Mytilus edulis, Tubularia sp., Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Behaviour: | Attached to riser |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | approx 40 |
| Countries: | UK > North Sea |
| Habitat: | Temperate |
| Substratum: | Rig structure, riser |
| Rig: | Heather Alpha |
| Project Partners: | Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr |
| Keywords: | Algae, mussels, anemones, hydroids, tube worm casts, riser |
| Deposited By: | Lis Maclaren |
| Deposited On: | 24 May 2007 |
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