Alcyonacean (soft coral)
Description
These soft corals were regularly observed rocks at Rosebank in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. An estimate from this visit to the site was that there were approximately 0.015 per square metre.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Alcyonacean (soft coral) |
| Date: | 11 July 2007 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT Project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Alcyonacea (Soft Corals) > Alcyoniidae |
| Species: | Gersemia |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank North Sea > West of Shetland > Rosebank |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1085 |
| Latitude: | 60 deg 59' 33" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 49' 49" W |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | drop stones on deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Transocean Rather |
| Project Partners: | Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean |
| ROV: | Centurion 05 HD (work class) |
| Keywords: | Soft coral Gersemia |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 15 December 2009 |
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