Image of Nephtheidae Gray 1862

Description:

Description: These soft corals were regularly observed rocks at Rosebank in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. An estimate from this visit to the site was that there were approximately 0.015 per square metre.
Item Type: Image
Title: Alcyonacean (soft coral)
Copyright: SERPENT Project
Species: Gersemia
Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank
North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1085
Latitude: 60 deg 59' 33" N
Longitude: 3 deg 49' 49" W
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Transocean Rather
Project Partners: Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean
ROV: Centurion 05 HD (work class)
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 15 December 2009