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New Deep-Sea Cucumber Has 100 Feet

Dr. M April 8, 2024 No Comments

A new species of deep-sea cucumber has over 100 feet in alternating two or three rows. This means of course that when it plays the…

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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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Holy Glowing Sea Cucumbers!

Dr. M January 25, 2024 No Comments

When we ponder bioluminescence, our minds often conjure images of mesmerizing squids and radiant fish, captivating our imagination with their dazzling displays. However, as research…

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Arms of the Abyss

Dr. M January 1, 2024 No Comments

Basket stars, so named for the dizzying and multi-branching nature of their convoluted arms, often perch atop coral or rocky formations. From this high mount,…

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Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…

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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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A Tale of One Opening

Dr. M December 22, 2018 anus digestion digestive gut incomplete mouth

I was just listening to a podcast about how sea sponges use the pores all over their body to “bring in food and release wastes”…

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Holothurian Hill

Dr. M November 23, 2018 headless chicken holothurian NOAA Sea Cucumber

Take a break from the madness of #blackfriday2018 & marvel at these swimming sea cucumbers, seen during recent #Okeanos expedition: https://t.co/HneVxh2JiI pic.twitter.com/MEYO9OKmQb — NOAA…

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The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico

Dr. M June 15, 2017 biodiversity deep sea gallery Giant Isopod Gulf of Mexico invertebrates National Science Foundation tripod fish

I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…

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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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