Project: 
Project D3 - Implementing monitoring of AMPs and the status of marine biodiversity assets on the continental shelf
Researcher email address: 
mark.green@csiro.au
Topic: 
Seamount benthic marine habitat
Species of interest in the image: 
Multi-armed seastar on deepsea coral reef
Species scientific name: 
Brisingid on Solenosmilia variabilis reef
Date: 
December, 2019
Location: 
Huon Marine Park
Hub imagery ID: 
3915
Depth: 
1009 metres
Habitat: 
Seamount coral reef
Platform: 
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Caption: 
Deep sea Brisingid seastars on Solenosmilia variabilis reef, Z4 Seamount, Huon Marine Park, at a depth of 1009 metres.
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
CSIRO
Credit: 
Deepsea towed camera
Contact email address: 
mark.green@csiro.au
Description: 
The suspension-feeding Brisingid seastar is commonly found perched on the habitat-forming Solenosmilia variabilis coral.