Image of Forcipulatida Perrier 1884

Description:

Description: Brittle star Ophiura albida with a starfish Asterias rubens in close proximity
Item Type: Image
Title: Ophiura albida
Species: Ophiura albida, Asterias rubens
Behaviour: Both species are on the surface of the sediment but there are track marks in the sediment suggesting that these animals have been moving through the field of view
Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan
North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 46
Latitude: 60 deg 32' 01" N
Longitude: 1 deg 13' 55" E
Countries: UK -- West of Shetland
Rig: Fugro Mercator
Project Partners: Total
ROV: Seaeye Tiger
Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On: 19 October 2010