Lophelia living on a riser in the North Sea

Lophelia living on a riser in the North Sea

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A colony of Lophelia pertusa living on a riser at the Thistle platform in the North Sea

Item Type:Image
Title:Lophelia living on a riser in the North Sea
Identification:Guerin, Andrew
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Carophylliidae (Stony coral)
Species:Lophelia pertusa, Caryophyllia smithii
Behaviour:Living on riser
Site:Atlantic > North Sea
North Sea
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):165
Countries:UK > North Sea
Habitat:Temperate
Substratum:Riser, rig structure
Rig:Thistle A Platform
Project Partners:Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr
Keywords:Stony corals, Lophelia, cup corals, Thistle Platform, North Sea
Deposited By:Rob Curry
Deposited On:24 May 2007

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