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
Ophiacantha cosmica, oral viewOphiacantha cosmica, collected off Sechura Bay (05 42 00S, 083 00 00W), Peru, South Pacific Ocean, by the R. V. Albatross (eastern Pacific expedition) from a depth of 4065 m.
Ophiacantha cosmica, aboral viewOphiacantha cosmica, collected off Sechura Bay (05 42 00S, 083 00 00W), Peru, South Pacific Ocean, by the R. V. Albatross (eastern Pacific expedition) from a depth of 4065 m.
