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
This information page is part of the theme: 
Inshore and Shelf Subtidal Sediments
Northern Feather Star © Christine Howson / SNH
This page was last modified on : 
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 15:33

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Northern feather star 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