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Category: Cephalopods

Cephalopods Evolution New Research Organisms Paleobiology

Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid

Dr. M March 5, 2024 No Comments

Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…

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Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific

Dr. M February 25, 2024 No Comments

Schmidt Ocean has posted new 4K video of a suite of amazing organisms from seamounts of the coast of Chile. I, however, strongly feel the…

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A very special PSA from Deep-Sea News

Dr. M August 8, 2019

Given recent news, we felt compelled to share a couple of tips with our readers. Consider them to be ocean pro-moves.

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3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

Dr. M January 17, 2019

Armed with the lab’s trusty Ultimaker 3-D printer, our imaginations, and endless source of inspiration that is deep-sea life and science, my lab and I…

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The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids

Dr. M January 13, 2019 CephalopodevolutionOctopusPhylogenysquidVampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis or the “vampire squid from Hell” is likely one of the coolest denizens of the deep. At one-foot long (You thought it was bigger…

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An Octopus Nursery Discovered on a Deep Underwater Mountain

Dr. M November 11, 2018 BroodingCaliforniaDavidson SeamountnurseryOctopusPacificsanctuarySeamount

Far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, three quarters of a mile deep, lies the peak of an underwater mountain.  Rising 1.4 miles off…

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How the Squid Lost Its Shell

RR Helm October 3, 2017

This is a guest post by Dr. Danna Staaf, a science writer with a PhD in marine biology from Stanford University. Her first book, Squid…

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Reason 5,879 why dolphins are a$$holes: Octopus “handling”

Holly Bik April 3, 2017 BehaviorcephalopodsdolphinseatingMarine Mammalsprey

In case you needed further proof that dolphins really are the a$$holes of the ocean, we can now add even more evidence to this list. A…

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Look at These Amazing Deep-Sea Creatures from the Remote Pacific Right Now

Dr. M March 12, 2017

[View the story “Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas” on Storify]

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The Little Strawberry Squid with the Big Eye

Dr. M March 1, 2017 bioluminescenceEyeMesopelagic ZonesquidVisual Ecology

If I were ever to write a Little Golden Book on par with The Poky Little Puppy it would about cute, little, and red, deep-sea…

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