Forcipulatida Perrier 1884

Description: Starfish Asterias rubens surrounded by brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis Item Type: Image Title: Asterias rubens Species: Asterias rubens, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 65` Latitude: 60 deg 28' 15" N Longitude: 1 deg 01' 47" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010

Description: Large aggregation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis with a hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus and Starfish Asterias rubens present. Item Type: Image Title: Ophiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis, Pagurus bernhardus, Asterias rubens Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 87 Latitude: 60 deg 28' 25" N Longitude: 1 deg 52' 00" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010

Description: general seabed. G. glycymeris shells, hermit crab (probably Pagurus bernhardus), sand mason polychaetes (Lanice conchilega) and starfish (Asterias rubens). Item Type: Image Title: Pagurus bernhardus Species: Pagurus bernhardus, Asterias rubens, lanice conchilega Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 119 Latitude: 60 deg 28' 48" N Longitude: 0 deg 58' 23" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 29 October 2010

Description: Starfish Asterias rubens with a small urchin (Psammechinus miliaris or juvenile Echinus esculentus?) Item Type: Image Title: Asterias rubens Species: Asterias rubens Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 119 Latitude: 60 deg 28' 48" N Longitude: 0 deg 58' 23" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 29 October 2010

Description: Digital still collected as part of CODEMAP Item Type: Image Title: Asterias rubens Copyright: CODEMAP Species: Asterias rubens Site: Atlantic -- Rockall Bank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 290 Latitude: 58 deg 04' 26" N Longitude: 14 deg 10' 03" W Habitat: Bank Rig: RRS James Cook ROV: SeaEye Lynx Deposited By: Ms Katleen Robert Deposited On: 08 October 2013

Item Type: Image Title: Asterias rubens Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Asterias rubens Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Sedco 712 Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Fugro ROV: Fugro Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 11 September 2014

Item Type: Image Title: Asterias rubens Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Asterias rubens Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 147 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Sedco 712 Project Partners: Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Fugro ROV: Fugro Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2014

Item Type: Video Title: Common sea star Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Resting Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Equipment Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Man Made Rig: Subsea Viking Project Partners: Subsea 7 ROV: Hercules 5 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Common sea star Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Moving arms, travelling?, Resting on seabed Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Common sea star Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Moving arms, travelling?, Resting on seabed Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- FoinavenNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Foinaven Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 600 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 00" N Longitude: 4 deg 24' 00" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 22HD Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Common sea star Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Moving, Travelling Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 350 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Muddy Sand Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 9 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Common sea star Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Resting on rock Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 350 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Muddy Sand Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 9 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Common sea star Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Moving, travelling, clinging to pipe Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Equipment Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Man Made Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Common sea star Species: Asterias rubens Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 350 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Muddy Sand Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 9 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Video Title: Common sea star Species: Asterias rubens Behaviour: Feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 350 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Muddy Sand Rig: Paul B Loyd Junior Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Pioneer 9 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

General view of rounded rocky surface, with very colorful organisms. Large 4-leg sea star in foreground. Some small globular sponges, portion of larger white

sea star

These nickel-sized seastars hide beneath rocks during the day and forage at night for small invertebrates such as the margin snail Granulina. Females brood dozens of externally fertilizated eggs beneath their tube feet. Development is direct.

Located on a wharf piling, the sea star is preying on Anthopleura anemones.

feeding on mussel

feeding on mussel