Echinus esculentus

Echinus esculentus

Description

Sea urchin Echinus esculentus on the seafloor surrounded by a dense aggreagtion of Ophiothrix fragilis.

Item Type:Image
Title:Echinus esculentus
Creator(s):Jones, D.
Identification:Jones, D.
Date:30 January 2007
Time:22:53:30
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Echinoidea (Sea Urchins, heart urchins, sand dollars) > Order Echinoida (Sea urchins) > Family Echinidae
Species:Echinus esculentus
Site:Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan
North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):46
Latitude:60 deg 32' 01" N
Longitude:1 deg 13' 55" E
Northing:6712187.7
Easting:597004
UTM Zone:30
Countries:UK > West of Shetland
Habitat:Benthic
Substratum:Gravel, pebbles and shell
Rig:Fugro Mercator
Project Partners:Total
ROV:Seaeye Tiger
Keywords:Sea urchin Echinus esculentus Laggan Atlantic Benthic West of Shetland Brittle Star Ophiothrix fragilis
Deposited By:Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On:19 October 2010

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