Decapod (prawn)
Description
These are Lebbeus, most likely L. polaris. This species isn’t common around the UK and restricted to the very north. They were observed among hydroids that had grown over an artificial structure that had been at the seabed for 1 year.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Decapod (prawn) |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Ashelby, C. |
| Date: | 20 October 2011 |
| Time: | 09:38 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Decapoda (Crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps) > Family Hippolytidae (Shrimps) |
| Species: | Lebbeus polaris |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind |
| Depth (m): | 184 |
| Latitude: | 60 deg 17' 01" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 50' 19" E |
| Countries: | UK > West of Shetland |
| Habitat: | Artificial structure |
| Substratum: | Artificial structure covered with hydroids |
| Rig: | Wilphoenix |
| Project Partners: | Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Fugro |
| ROV: | Super Spartan |
| Keywords: | Lebbeus West of Shetland Whirlwind |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 21 March 2012 |
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