Image of basket stars
Description:
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
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Asterozoa ("Starfish, brittle stars, and basket stars")
- Ophiuroidea (brittle stars and basket stars)
- Euryalida (basket stars)
- Gorgonocephalidae (gorgonocephalid basketstars)
- Gorgonocephalus
- Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae
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