Sea Pen (Pennatulid?)
Description
600 mm stalk length. May be Anthoptilum sp. possibly Anthoptilum grandiflorum
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Sea Pen (Pennatulid?) |
| Creator(s): | Curry, Rob |
| Identification: | Jones, Daniel |
| Date: | July 2009 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Pennatulacea (Sea pens) > Pennatulidae (Sea pens) |
| Species: | Pennatulid ? |
| Behaviour: | Attached to seabed and probably feeding. |
| Site: | Atlantic > South Atlantic > Nigeria > Akpo field Atlantic > Central Atlantic > Nigeria > Akpo field |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 1366m |
| Latitude: | 3 deg 07' 00" N |
| Longitude: | 6 deg 49' 00" E |
| Countries: | West Africa > Nigeria |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Fine sediment, partially disturbed |
| Rig: | Jack Ryan |
| Project Partners: | Total, Transocean, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Millennium 43 |
| Keywords: | Sea Pen (Pennatulid?) |
| Deposited By: | Mr Rob Curry |
| Deposited On: | 11 December 2009 |
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