Ophiothrix fragilis
Description
Large aggreagation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis, there is also a starfish Crossaster papposus present and some small clusters of Alcyonium digitatum.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Ophiothrix fragilis |
| Creator(s): | Jones, D. |
| Identification: | Jones, D. |
| Date: | 31 January 2007 |
| Time: | 10:55:33 |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Ophiuroidea (Brittle stars) > Ophiurida (Brittle Stars) > Ophiothricidae, Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Asteroidea (Sea Stars), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Alcyonacea (Soft Corals) > Alcyoniidae |
| Species: | Ophiothrix fragilis, Crossaster papposus, Alcyonium digitatum |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan North Sea > West of Shetland > Laggan |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 86 |
| Latitude: | 60 deg 27' 35" N |
| Longitude: | 1 deg 05' 07" E |
| Northing: | 6704151.62 |
| Easting: | 605291.54 |
| UTM Zone: | 30 |
| Countries: | UK > West of Shetland |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Stones, with some larger rocks |
| Rig: | Fugro Mercator |
| Project Partners: | Total |
| ROV: | Seaeye Tiger |
| Keywords: | West of Shetland Benthic Laggan Atlantic Brittle stars Starfish Alcyonium digitatum Ophtiothrix fragilis Crossaster papposus |
| Deposited By: | Miss Moira MacLean |
| Deposited On: | 22 October 2010 |
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