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Description: A colony of Lophelia pertusa, sea star and brittle stars on a subsea structure at the Thistle platform in the North Sea
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Title: Lophelia colony and sea star in the North Sea
Species: Lophelia pertusa, Ophiothrix fragilis, Marthasterias glacialis
Behaviour: Attached to subsea structure
Site: Atlantic > North SeaNorth Sea
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 165
Countries: UK > North Sea
Habitat: Temperate
Rig: Thistle A Platform
Project Partners: Rovtech, Lundin Petroleum, iicorr
Deposited By: Rob Curry
Deposited On: 24 May 2007

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Source: Rob Curry

Location Created: Atlantic > North SeaNorth Sea

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