Bathycrinus carpenterii
Description
A stalked crinoid observed in the Norwegian Sea. Stalk length reaches 270mm, this one is estimated to be 200-250mm. An epimerid amphipod and soft coral, likely Gersemia sp. have made this organism their home.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Bathycrinus carpenterii |
| Date: | 20 February 2009 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT Project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Amphipoda (Amphipods) > Family Epimeriidae (Amphipods), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Crinoidea (Feather stars, sea lilies) > Order Comatulida (Feather Stars), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Alcyonacea (Soft Corals) > Alcyoniidae |
| Species: | Bathycrinus carpenterii, Gersemia sp. |
| Site: | Atlantic > Norwegian > Asterix |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1350 |
| Latitude: | 67 deg 01' 02" N |
| Longitude: | 5 deg 17' 25" E |
| Countries: | Norway > Norwegian Sector |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | deep-sea mud |
| Rig: | Transocean Leader |
| Project Partners: | Statoil, Oceaneering, Transocean |
| ROV: | Magnum 018 |
| Keywords: | Crinoid Bathycrinus carpenterii |
| Deposited By: | Dr Andrew Gates |
| Deposited On: | 08 October 2009 |
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