Nymphaster arenatus Seastar
Description
Nymphaster arenatus Seastar on the seabed. The specimen photographed was identified by the museum in Caracas, Venezuela. It was Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (Asteroidea:Goniasteridae)which is common between 275 and 3000 mts from the Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Nymphaster arenatus Seastar |
| Creator(s): | Curry, Rob |
| Identification: | Jones, Daniel |
| Date: | 26 July 2007 |
| Time: | 10:37 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Asteroidea (Sea Stars) > Order Valvatida (Sea stars) > Family Goniasteridae (Sea stars) |
| Species: | Nymphaster arenatus |
| Behaviour: | A Nymphaster arenatus Seastar probably feeding on the seabed. |
| Site: | Atlantic > Venezuelan Basin |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 543 |
| Latitude: | 9 deg 44' 07" N |
| Longitude: | 59 deg 44' 60" W |
| Countries: | South America > Venezuela |
| Substratum: | Fine sediment |
| Rig: | Transocean Sovereign Explorer |
| Project Partners: | Statoil, Transocean, Subsea 7 |
| ROV: | Centurion 38 HD |
| Keywords: | Nymphaster arenatus, Seastar, Orca |
| Deposited By: | Dr Daniel Jones |
| Deposited On: | 08 February 2010 |
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