Porcupine Abyssal Plain
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The Porcupine Abyssal Plain is located in international waters, adjacent to the Irish continental margin. The PAP lies beyond the Porcupine Bank's deepest point and is southwest of it. It has a muddy
Porcupine Abyssal Plain.
Starfish
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Starfish or sea stars are a class of echinoderms generally shaped like a star polygon. Starfish are also known as asteroids because they form the taxonomic class Asteroidea. About 1,900 species of sta
Porcupine Abyssal Plain
…aeration of the seabed surface layers. The starfish Psilaster andromeda which feeds mainly on molluscs is present on the abyssal plain. The detritivore starfish Hyphalaster inermis and Styracaster chuni, both of which feed by ingesting mud, are also common. There are a number of species of sea anemone present…
Luidia maculata, a seven armed starfish
Astropecten aranciacus ossicles
Pedicellariae and retracted papulae among the spines of Acanthaster planci
Pedicellaria and papulae of Asterias forbesi