Large Anemone
Description
Large anemone on rock, small orange cushion star, indeterminate yellow anemone (as above) and crinoids (likely Antedon sp.) on rock. The large anemone is a member of the Hormathiidae family, this is one of the two more diverse families in the deep sea and many of the taxa are distinguished based on internal anatomy (Such as how many pairs of mesenteries are complete or the size of nematocysts).
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Large Anemone |
| Creator(s): | Gates, A. |
| Identification: | Gates, A. |
| Date: | 11 September 2010 |
| Time: | 15:12 |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actiniaria (Anemones) > Hormathiidae |
| Species: | Hormathiidae |
| Site: | Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind North Sea > West of Shetland > Whirlwind |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 184 |
| Latitude: | 60 deg 17' 01" N |
| Longitude: | 3 deg 50' 19" W |
| Countries: | UK > West of Shetland |
| Habitat: | Benthic |
| Substratum: | Sand and Gravel with boulders present |
| Rig: | Borgsten Dolphin |
| Project Partners: | Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 |
| ROV: | Pioneer 027 |
| Keywords: | West of Shetland Atlantic Whirlwind Benthic Anemone cushion star |
| Deposited By: | Miss Moira MacLean |
| Deposited On: | 11 November 2010 |
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