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Before Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks, there were Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks.

In the fossil history of sharks, a unique evolutionary experiment happened much earlier than anyone thought. The largest fishes in the oceans feed on some…

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Why are there no fish in the deepest deep sea?

RR Helm August 31, 2015

Here’s a mystery: below 8,400 meters there are no fish. There are other creatures: sea cucumbers, anemones, tiny worms, but no one has ever seen…

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Rare Giant Jellyfish Caught on Video

Dr. M August 20, 2015 jellyfish ROV Stygiomedusa gigantea video

New spectacular video of a enigmatic jellyfish is going viral across the internet (see below). Although first collected in 1901 and scientifically described in 1910, the giant…

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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium

Douglas Long May 6, 2015 Argonauta Cephalopod Crusty nautilus Cuttlebone cuttlefish evolution Nautilus Octopus paper nautilus psittacine dietary calcium supplement ram's Horn Squid Spirula squid tentacles

Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary…

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So what do you call a group of cuttlefish?

Dr. M March 24, 2015 Behavior cuttle fish Schooling Sepia

Octopuses are generally loners. Squids often form schools. But cuttlefish (or seacuttles if you will)…they outright just don’t get along with one another. In the…

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Mandarinfish

Douglas Long March 17, 2015

Coral reefs are synonymous with colorful fish, but in a world teeming with Technicolor extravagance, few fish can rival the psychedelic spectacle of the Mandarinfish.…

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Malacology Monday

Douglas Long March 9, 2015 Gary Busey malacology mineralization molluscs mollusks sea shells shells taxonomy

You already know that Deep Sea News provides expert reporting, in-depth analysis, first-person research, and sarcastic mockery of contemporary topics relevant to our ocean world.…

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These are a few of my favorite species: The magnificent and very large sponge Monorhaphis chuni

Dr. M December 16, 2014 giant Glass Sponge spicule sponges

Within the glass sponges (Hexactinellids), so called because of scaffolds of silica spicules they form, resides a family of sponges, the Monorhaphididae. Family here is…

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