Lophelia living on a riser in the North Sea

Description

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:	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
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:	Lis Maclaren
Deposited On:	24 May 2007

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