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I never thought I would say it, but this is a huge BUSH WIN!! And of course a win for the oceans, the Pew Environment…

View More Bush Designates 3 New Marine Monuments!

Via National Geographic (Link for the firewall impaired) What a frightening and awesome experience! Did you hear the screeching sound? That’s teeth grinding on plexiglass……

View More 6-Gill Sharks Attack Submarine

While we’re waiting for the finalists in the Top 27 Deep-Sea Species, I wanted to tip you to a totally off-topic gambit happening in the…

View More A funny kind of inspiration: Kevin Smith

#3 Family Cladorhizidae (Phylum: Porifera, Class: Demospongiae , Order: Poecilosclerida) The number three slot is taken over by sponges that are not just happy with…

View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #3 Flesh Eating Sponges

#4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Order Neomphalina, tentatively Crysomallon squamiferum) Hydrothermal vents possess a molluscan fauna that is both unique…

View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail

Hat tip Bora. Now that you have been properly educated, here is a deep sea fail:

View More Basic Concepts: the FAIL

#5 Species from the family Opisthoproctidae (Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Osmeriformes) These fish are so cool they could be invertebrates.  First is that lovely…

View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #5 Barreleye Fish

#6: Colossendeis spp. (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Pycnogonida, Order: Pantopoda, Family: Colossendeidae) Don’t let the “spider” moniker fool you. These guys are a far cry from…

View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea Spiders

#7: Megalodicopia hians (Phylum: Chordata, Class: Ascidiacea , Order: Phlebobranchia, Family: Octacnemidae) This tunicate post is dedicated to Miriam. Those invertebrate sacs are one of…

View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #7 Predatory Tunicates