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Plumose anemones, sea stars and brittle stars in the North Sea

Plumose anemones, sea stars and brittle stars in the North Sea

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Plumose anemones, ophiuroids, sea stars and mussel shells near the base of the Thistle platform in the North Sea

Item Type:Image
Title:Plumose anemones, sea stars and brittle stars in the North Sea
Identification:Guerin, Andrew
Classification:Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Ophiuroidea (Brittle stars) > Ophiurida (Brittle Stars) > Ophiothricidae, Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Asteroidea (Starfish & Sea Stars) > Forcipulatida (Sea Stars) > Asteriidae (Sea stars), Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actinaria (Anemonies) > Metridiidae
Species:Metridium senile, Asterias rubens, Ophiuthrix fragilis, Urticina sp.
Behaviour:Attached to and living on seabed
Site:Atlantic > North Sea
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):165
Countries:UK > North Sea
Habitat:Temperate
Substratum: Rock and sand
Rig:Thistle A Platform
Project Partners:Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr
Keywords:Plumose, Metridium, brittle stars, ophiuroids, sea stars, starfish, mussel shells, Thistle Platform, North Sea
Deposited By:Lis Maclaren
Deposited On:24 May 2007

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