Description: Benthic asteroid Item Type: Image Title: Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Behaviour: On the seabed Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- RosebankNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Rosebank Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1085 Latitude: 60 deg 59' 33" N Longitude: 3 deg 49' 49" E Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Rather Project Partners: Chevron, Subsea 7, Transocean ROV: Centurion 05 HD (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 25 July 2007
Description: A species of asteroid often seen in the deep waters of the Norwegian Basin and Faroe Shetland Channel. Identified from specimen. Item Type: Image Title: Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Asterix Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1350 Latitude: 5 deg 17' 25" N Longitude: 67 deg 01' 02" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 018 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 31 March 2009
Description: A common asteroid in the deep waters of the Norwegian sea and Faroe-Shetland Channel Item Type: Image Title: Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Midnattsol Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 928 Latitude: 64 deg 00' 59" N Longitude: 5 deg 16' 44" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 034 (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 31 March 2009
Description: A common asteroid in the deep waters of the Norwegian Sea and Faroe-Shetland Channel Item Type: Image Title: Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Midnattsol Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 928 Latitude: 64 deg 00' 59" N Longitude: 5 deg 16' 44" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 034 (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 31 March 2009
Description: A common asteroid in deep waters of Norway and the Faroe-Shetland Channel Item Type: Image Title: Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Haklang Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1250 Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Transocean Leader Project Partners: StatoilHydro, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 018 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 31 March 2009
Description: Identified from specimen of individual photographed. Item Type: Image Title: Seastar Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Behaviour: On the seafloor, possibly feeding. Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- TornadoNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Tornado Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1050 Latitude: 60 deg 33' 44" N Longitude: 4 deg 27' 23" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: benthic Rig: Stena Carron Project Partners: OMV, Oceaneering, Stena ROV: Magnum 156 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 23 December 2009
Description: P. tenuispinus is a common
asteroid in the Norwegian Sea. It
has been observed at all the deeper
sites studied by SERPENT in the
area. There are various morphs of
the species and it appears that the
different morphs are regionally
specific.
size approx. 100 mm Item Type: Image Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Dalsnuten Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1452 Latitude: 66 deg 34' 33" N Longitude: 3 deg 32' 46" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Aker Barents Project Partners: Shell, Aker Drilling, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 142 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 23 February 2011
