Brittle Stars And Basket Stars

Figure 5.Species of the family Amphiuridae. Amphipholis januarii A dorsal view, detail of the radial shields B ventral view C jaw D dorsal view of the arms E ventral view of the arms F detail of the arm spine. Amphipholis squamata G dorsal view H ventral view I jaw J dorsal view of the arms L ventral view of the arms. Scale bar = 1 mm.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Large dense aggregation of brittle stars Ophiothrix fragilis Item Type: Image Title: Ophiothrix fragilis Species: Ophiothrix fragilis Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 65 Latitude: 60 deg 28' 15" N Longitude: 1 deg 01' 47" 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

Figure 6.Species of the family Amphiuridae (A–I). Amphiura stimpsoni. A dorsal view, detail of the radial shields; B ventral view C jaw D dorsal view of the arms E ventral view of the arms. Ophiocnida scabriuscula F dorsal view, detail of the radial shields G ventral view H jaw I dorsal view of the arms J ventral view of the arms. Scale bar = 1 mm.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Seabed image containing Sea pen Pennatula phosphorea and brittle star Ophiura albida and a fish sp. gobi Item Type: Image Title: Pennatula phosphorea Species: Pennatula phosphorea, Ophiura albida Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- LagganNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Laggan Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 96 Latitude: 60 deg 30' 32" N Longitude: 0 deg 42' 27" E Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Benthic Rig: Fugro Mercator Project Partners: Total ROV: Seaeye Tiger Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean Deposited On: 29 October 2010

Figure 6.Species of the family Amphiuridae (A–I). Amphiura stimpsoni. A dorsal view, detail of the radial shields; B ventral view C jaw D dorsal view of the arms E ventral view of the arms. Ophiocnida scabriuscula F dorsal view, detail of the radial shields G ventral view H jaw I dorsal view of the arms J ventral view of the arms. Scale bar = 1 mm.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Large brittle star Ophiuroid sp. Item Type: Image Title: Brittle Star Species: Ophiuroid sp. 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

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Bryozoan Porella sp. with a ophiuroid sp. found nine months after drilling Item Type: Image Title: Porella sp Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Porella sp., Ophiuroid sp. 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: 13 December 2010

Description: Operational taxonomic unit: Opiuroidae sp. A. Probably Ophiocten gracilis. Approximate length: 4 mm (disk diameter) Macrofauna (sieved on 0.5 mm). Item Type: Image Title: Ophiuroidae sp. Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Ophiuroidae sp. Behaviour: mobile deposit feeder Site: Atlantic -- Norwegian -- Dalsnuten Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1452 Latitude: 66 deg 34' 33" N Longitude: 3 deg 32' 46" E Countries: Norway -- Norwegian Sector Habitat: Benthic Rig: Aker Barents Project Partners: Shell, Aker Drilling, Oceaneering ROV: Magnum 142 Deposited By: Dr K Kroeger Deposited On: 22 July 2011

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

brittle star

brittle star

In addition to the brittle star, this rock is completely covered with green algae and spirorbids.

Common beneath rocks at low tide.

Category hierarchy: Animals | EchinodermsDescription: Ophiocoma aethiops.Capture device: Camera: Canon Powershot A75Original date: 20040000