Description: These basket stars were observed at the top of a ridge on the seabed using their branched arms for filter feeding in the strong currents. Item Type: Image Title: Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae Behaviour: Feeding 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: Statoil, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Magnum 034 (work class) Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates Deposited On: 16 August 2007
Description: A species of asteroid often seen in the deep waters of the Norwegian Basin and Faroe Shetland Channel Item Type: Image Title: Pontaster tenuispinus Copyright: SERPENT Project Species: Pontaster tenuispinus, Ophiacantha bidentata Behaviour: Partially covered by the sediment (Ophiacantha bidentata in corner of image) 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
University of Bergen. University of Bergen, Natural History Collections. University of Bergen. Year: 2014. Contact: Katrine.Kongshavn@um.uib.no.
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