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Bathybiaster vexillifer
Asteroid was disturbed by ROV and then it began to bury itself within the sediment over several minutesWhite asteroid sp. identified by Anna Dilman Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences, Moscow (id on 26 June 2013
Stichastrella sp.
Sensing water for odour plume from a burried bait trapStarfish Stichastrella sp
Squat lobster
Defence poseTwo squat lobsters Munida sp. hiding in a rock crevice, both lobster's are in a defence pose, due to the presence of a cod fish (not shown), found at Lancaster 9 months after drilling ceased
Pontaster tenuispinus
P. tenuispinus is a common
asteroid in the Norwegian Sea. It
has been observed at all the deeper
sites studied by SERPENT in the
area. There are various morphs of
the species and it appears that the
different morphs are regionally
specific.
size approx. 100 m
Elpidia sp.
mobile deposit feederSmall mobile holothurian grazes the sediment for detritus
Bivalvia sp.
suspension and/or deposit feederOperational taxonomic unit: Bivalvia sp. A. Very translucent shell. Approximate size: 2-3 mm acros
Gastropoda sp.
Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU): Gastropoda sp. A. With fine long-wise striation on lowest whorl. Approximate size 3-4 mm long.
Macrofaun