Image of crab

Description:

Description: Aggregation of sea urchins on a boulder with brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis present, Crustacean Cancer pagurus present and seaweed Lamineria sp.
Item Type: Image
Title: Echinus esculentus
Species: Echinus esculentus, Ophiothris fragilis, Cancer pagurus, Lamineria sp.
Behaviour: Large aggregation of urchins E.esculentus on a boulder, with a crab Cancer pagurus using the base of the boulder as a shelter. There is also a very dense aggregation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis in the background of the image.
Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan
North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 46
Latitude: 60 deg 32' 01" N
Longitude: 1 deg 13' 55" E
Countries: UK -- West of Shetland
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Fugro Mercator
Project Partners: Total
ROV: Seaeye Tiger
Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On: 20 October 2010