Image of Velatidan Sea Stars
Description:
Description: 150 mm diameter.
Item Type: Image
Title: Sea star (Hymenaster)
Copyright: SERPENT project
Species: Hymenaster sp.
Behaviour: Feeding on the seabed.
Site: Atlantic -- South Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Akpo field
Atlantic -- Central Atlantic -- Nigeria -- Akpo field
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1366m
Latitude: 3 deg 07' 00" N
Longitude: 6 deg 49' 00" E
Countries: West Africa -- Nigeria
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Jack Ryan
Project Partners: Total, Transocean, Oceaneering
ROV: Millennium 43
Deposited By: Mr R Curry
Deposited On: 09 December 2009
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (biota)
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria (bilaterians)
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Asterozoa (Sea Stars and Brittle Stars)
- Asteroidea (sea stars)
- Velatida (Velatidan Sea Stars)
- Pterasteridae
- Hymenaster
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