Sea Stars

Solaster farcifer, Von Duben and Koren, Oral aspect.

Brisinga elegans (Ed. Perr.). Campagne du Talisman, 1,500 metres de profondeur.

Hymenaster pellucidus, Wyville Thomson, Ventral aspect.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: A community of sea stars, stony corals, mussels, tube worms, and cup corals around the bottom of the Thistle Platform in the North Sea Item Type: Image Title: Community of mussels, sea stars, tube worms and stony coral in the North Sea Species: Mytilus edulis, Asterias rubens, Pomatoceros triqueter, Lophelia pertusa, Caryophyllia smithii Behaviour: Community at base of rig Site: Atlantic -- North SeaNorth Sea Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 165 Countries: UK -- North Sea Habitat: Temperate Rig: Thistle A Platform Project Partners: Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 24 May 2007

Description: Nymphaster arenatus Seastar on the seabed. The specimen photographed was identified by the museum in Caracas, Venezuela. It was Nymphaster arenatus (Perrier, 1881) (Asteroidea:Goniasteridae)which is common between 275 and 3000 mts from the Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela Item Type: Image Title: Nymphaster arenatus Seastar Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Nymphaster arenatus Behaviour: A Nymphaster arenatus Seastar probably feeding on the seabed. Site: Atlantic -- Venezuelan Basin Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 543 Latitude: 9 deg 44' 07" N Longitude: 59 deg 44' 60" W Countries: South America -- Venezuela Rig: Transocean Sovereign Explorer Project Partners: Statoil, Transocean, Subsea 7 ROV: Centurion 38 HD Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 08 February 2010

South Pacific Ocean, Shot at night, Duration 7 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 13 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 20 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 16 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 17 seconds

Kattegatcentret Grenå

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

Asterias Forbesii.

Hymenodiscus Agassizii (Ed. Perr.). 826 metres.

Archaster bifrons, Wyville Thomson, Dorsal aspect.

This closeup of a juvenile Pisaster was taken to show details of the seastar's dorsal surface. Blue rings surround pink spines, and tiny yellow pincers, pedicellariae, encircle the rings. Skin gills protrude from dark recesses.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.