Bathyplotes natans
Description
Bathryplotes natans has well developed ventro-lateral tubefeet and few or no tubefeet mid-ventrally, the anus is dorsal. Bathyplotes apparently can swim, or at least is neutrally buoyant so that it can be disturbed easily from the seabed.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Bathyplotes natans |
| Creator(s): | Kröger, Kerstin |
| Identification: | Billett, David |
| Date: | 09 July 2011 |
| Copyright: | SERPENT project |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) > Order Aspidochirotida (Holothurians with feet) > Family Synallactidae (Sea cucumbers) |
| Species: | Bathyplotes natans |
| Behaviour: | deposit feeder benthic |
| Site: | Atlantic > Norwegian > Apollon |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 387 |
| Latitude: | 68 deg 03' 16" N |
| Longitude: | 5 deg 11' 77" E |
| Countries: | Norway > Norwegian Sector |
| Habitat: | benthos |
| Substratum: | soft sediment |
| Rig: | Aker Barents |
| Project Partners: | Aker Drilling, Oceaneering |
| ROV: | Magnum 142 |
| Keywords: | Atlantic Norway Apollon Echinodermata Holothuria |
| Deposited By: | Dr K Kroeger |
| Deposited On: | 18 August 2011 |
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