Northern feather star

What is it:

Commonly found on sediment, shell, gravel or bedrock from 40 to 200m depth, it can on occasions form very dense aggregations on the sea bed. The majority of records from the UK are from the west and north coasts of Scotland and Shetland.

Links to Scotland's Marine Atlas:

Chapter 4: Inshore and Shelf Subtidal Sediments

Data originators:

EMODnet Seabed Habitats

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Marine Life Information Network (MARLIN)

NatureScot (previously SNH)

Seasearch

The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH)

This information page is part of the theme:

Inshore and Shelf Subtidal Sediments

This page was last modified on :

Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 15:33

Map Type	Click title for metadata and licence information	Date of data	View Map
NMPi	Northern feather star (Leptometra celtica) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS)		Access this map on NMPi

Type	Title	External link
Reports	SNH Commissioned Report 406: Descriptions of Scottish Priority Marine Features (PMFs)	www.nature.scot
Web link	SNH - Marine habitats	www.nature.scot
FEAST	Northern featherstar aggregations on mixed substrata	www.marine.scotland.gov.uk