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Description: Large boulder which has been encrusted by Pomatocerus sp. there are sea urchins at the base Echius esculentus and a Starfish Asterias rubens. The image also shows clusters of Alcyonium digitatum. Item Type: Image Title: Echinus esculentus Species: Echinus esculentus, Asterias rubens, Alcyonium digitatum Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 106 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 37" N Longitude: 1 deg 06' 11" 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
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Description: Gravel, pebble and shell substrate which has been encrusted with Pomatocerus sp., there are clusters of Alcyonium digitatum and brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis. Item Type: Image Title: Ophiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis, Alcyonium digitatum Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 106 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 37" N Longitude: 1 deg 06' 11" 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
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Description: Cluster of Alcyonium digitatum and brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis Item Type: Image Title: Alcyonium digitatum Species: Alcyonium digitatum, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 106 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 37" N Longitude: 1 deg 06' 11" 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
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Description: Large boulder encrusted with Pomatocerus sp. with sea urchins Echinus esculentus and brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis present there is also a small cluster of soft coral Alcyonium digitatum. Item Type: Image Title: Echinus esculentus Species: Echinus esculentus, Alcyonium digitatum, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 106 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 37" N Longitude: 1 deg 06' 11" 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
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Description: Cobbles encrusted with Pomatocerus sp. with Brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis and Sea urchisn Echiuns esculentus present. There is also a Starfish present Asterias rubens Item Type: Image Title: Alcyonium digitatum Species: Alcyonium digitatum, Echinus esculentus, Asterias rubens, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 106 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 37" N Longitude: 1 deg 06' 11" 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
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Description: Boulders encrusted with Pomatocerus sp. there is also large clusters of Alcyonium digitatum and brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis, there is also a starfish Crossaster papposus present on the left. Item Type: Image Title: Alcyonium digitatum Species: Alcyonium digitatum, Ophiothris fragilis, Crossaster papposus Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 106 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 37" N Longitude: 1 deg 06' 11" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010
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Description: Large aggreagation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis, there is also a starfish Crossaster papposus present and some small clusters of Alcyonium digitatum. Item Type: Image Title: Ophiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis, Crossaster papposus, Alcyonium digitatum Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 86 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 35" N Longitude: 1 deg 05' 07" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010
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Description: Dense aggregation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis, with some small clusters of Alcyonium digitatum. The rocks are encrusted with Pomatocerus sp.
Item Type: Image Title: Opthiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis, Alcyonium digitatum Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 86 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 35" N Longitude: 1 deg 05' 07" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010
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Description: Dense aggreagtion of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis with some small clusters of Alcyonium digitatum. The Rocks are encrusted with Pomatocerus sp. Item Type: Image Title: Ophiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis, Alcyonium digitatum Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 86 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 35" N Longitude: 1 deg 05' 07" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010
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Description: Starfish Crossaster papposus with some brittle stars present Ophiothrix fragilis and some small clusters of Alcyonium digitatum. Item Type: Image Title: Crossaster papposus Species: Crossaster papposus, Alcyonium digitatum, Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 86 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 35" N Longitude: 1 deg 05' 07" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010
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Description: Crab present Cancer pagurus and some small groups of Alcyonium digitatum Item Type: Image Title: Cancer pagurus Species: Cancer pagurus, Alcyonium digitatum Behaviour: Feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 73 Latitude: 60 deg 27' 43" N Longitude: 1 deg 04' 06" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 22 October 2010
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Figure 5.Alcyonium sp. indet. A Underwater photograph of orange and pale orange colonies, November 10, 2009, at Plumper Rock, Plumper Group of islands, Weynton Passage, British Columbia, Canada, GPS coordinates 50 35.495N × 126 47.998W., 20 m depth. Photo by Neil McDaniel B Wet-preserved white specimen (CAS 179450) C Wet-preserved red specimen (CAS 173217); scale bars for B and C =10 mm.
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Figure 6.Alcyonium sp. indet. (CAS 029138). A Polyp sclerites B Coenenchymal sclerites of the polypary C Coenenchymal sclerites of the stalk. Scale bar = 0.10 mm.
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