Anemone

Anemone

Description

The anemone at the fore grround of the image is a member of the Hormathiidae family, this is one of the two more diverse families in the deep sea and many of the taxa are distinguished based on internal anatomy (Such as how many pairs of mesenteries are complete or the size of nematocysts). There is a sea spider pycnogonid Nymphon sp. behond the anemone and the furthest away anemone is unable to be identified in this image.

Item Type:Image
Title:Anemone
Creator(s):MacLean, M.
Identification:MacLean, M.
Date:04 September 2006
Copyright:SERPENT project
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Pycnogonida (Sea Spiders) > Order Pantopoda (Sea spiders), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actiniaria (Anemones) > Hormathiidae
Species:Nymphon sp.
Site:Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Faroe-Shetland Channel > Brugdan
North Sea > West of Shetland > Faroe-Shetland Channel > Brugdan
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):480
Countries:Faroe Islands
Habitat:Benthic
Substratum:Sand and Gravel
Rig:Stena Don
Project Partners:Statoil, Oceaneering
ROV:Magnum 070, Sea Owl 590
Keywords:Brugdan West of Sheltand Faroe-Shetland Channel Atlantic Benthic anemone Hormathiidae sea spider nymphon pycnogonid
Deposited By:Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On:13 December 2010

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