Image of Ophiotrichidae Ljungman 1867
Description:
Description: Dense aggregation of Ophiothrix fragilis on seafloor
Item Type: Image
Title: Ophiothrix fragilis
Species: Ophiothrix fragilis
Behaviour: Dense aggregation with the arms of some individual brittle stars projected into the water column.
Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan
North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 86
Latitude: 60 deg 32' 48" N
Longitude: 1 deg 13' 44" E
Countries: UK -- West of Shetland
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Fugro Mercator
Project Partners: Total
ROV: Seaeye Tiger
Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On: 19 October 2010
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Asterozoa ("Starfish, brittle stars, and basket stars")
- Ophiuroidea (brittle stars and basket stars)
- Amphilepidida
- Ophiactoidea
- Ophiotrichidae
- Ophiothrix (Ophiurid Brittle Stars)
- Ophiothrix fragilis (Common brittlestar)
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