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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
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Description: Starfish Stichastrella rosea Item Type: Image Title: Stichastrella rosea Species: Stichastrella rosea Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- WhirlwindNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Whirlwind Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 184 Latitude: 60 deg 17' 01" N Longitude: 3 deg 50' 19" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 11 November 2010
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Eastern North Pacific Ocean, Duration 13 seconds
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Nordsømuseet Hirtshals
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Kattegatcentret Grenå
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Deep-sea sun star (Rathbunaster californicus) .This photo was taken at a depth of -404.4 meters in Sur Canyon as a part of a deep-sea coral expedition conducted by NMFS aboard the R/V Shimida in December, 2010. Photo taken Dec. 21, 2010, Location: Point Sur, Sur Canyon.Kevin L. Stierhoff / NOAA SWFSC From:
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Asterias tenera, large specimen; aboral view (5); large specimen oral view (6); young, aboral view (7); Asterias austera (adult), aboral view (8); oral view (9).
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Asteracanthion berylinus formes larvaires, d'apres Agassiz.
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Asterias ochracca.
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Indian Deep-Sea Starfishes. Zoroaster sea, from the Laccadive Sea, 597-1200 fathoms. Back view, showing the curious maize-like plates which encase the body. Only one ray is drawn in its entirety
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Description: A torsk fish, sea star and devonshire cup corals at the bottom of the Thistle platform in the North Sea Item Type: Image Title: Torsk fish in the North Sea Species: Caryophyllia smithii, Brosme brosme, Asterias rubens Behaviour: On seabed 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
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Description: Starfish Stichastrella rosea on seafloor, this image was taken 9 months after drilling at Lancaster had stopped Item Type: Image Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Stichastrella rosea Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LancasterNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Lancaster Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 155 Latitude: 60 deg 11' 13" N Longitude: 3 deg 51' 18" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Borgsten Dolphin Project Partners: Hurricane Exploration (HEX), Subsea 7 ROV: Pioneer 027 Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 09 December 2010
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Eastern North Pacific Ocean, Duration 12 seconds
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Nordsømuseet Hirtshals
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Nordsømuseet Hirtshals
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Asterias forbesi (small specimen) Arboral view (1), Oral view (2); Asterias vulgaris (small specimen) Arboral view (3), Oral view (4).
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2005 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
This seastar is an active predator of snails, bivalves, barnacles, and small chitons. It is not feeding on the anemones it straddles here. Diameter about 45 cm. Depth 18 m.
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Description: Plumose anemones, ophiuroids, sea stars and mussel shells near the base of the Thistle platform in the North Sea Item Type: Image Title: Plumose anemones, sea stars and brittle stars in the North Sea Species: Metridium senile, Asterias rubens, Ophiuthrix fragilis, Urticina sp. Behaviour: Attached to and living on seabed 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
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Item Type: Image Title: Stichastrella rosea Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Stichastrella rosea Behaviour: Feeding 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: FCV609 Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 20 October 2014
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Kattegatcentret Grenå
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Nordsømuseet Hirtshals
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Asterias Forbesii.
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2005 California Academy of Sciences
CalPhotos
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.
