Description: Sea spider (Pycnogonid) Nymphon sp. and an anemone of the the Hormathiidae family, this is one of the two more diverse families in the deep sea and many of the taxa are distinguished based on internal anatomy (Such as how many pairs of mesenteries are complete or the size of nematocysts).  
Item Type: Image
Title: Anemone and Sea spider
Copyright: SERPENT project
Species: Nymphon sp.
Behaviour: The sea spider is feeding on the anemone
Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- BrugdanNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Faroe-Shetland Channel -- Brugdan
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 480
Countries: Faroe Islands
Habitat: Benthic
Rig: Stena Don
Project Partners: Statoil, Oceaneering
ROV: Magnum 070, Sea Owl 590
Deposited By: Miss Moira MacLean
Deposited On: 13 December 2010