Being on the high seas as either a pirate or the slightly less glamorous oceanographer, often results in missing limb and body part. For example,…
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The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #18: "Venus Fly Trap" Anemone
by Kevin Zelnio Photo on left courtesy of MBARI. Photo on right taken in 2004 in the Gulf of Mexico. Notice anemone’s attachment to tubeworm.…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #18: "Venus Fly Trap" AnemoneThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #19 Black Devil Anglerfish
#19 Black Devil or Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, Class Actinopterygii, Order Lophiiformes, Family Melanocetidae) This species has become the vertebrate poster child for deep-sea science. …
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #19 Black Devil AnglerfishThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #20: Swimming Sea Cucumbers
by Kevin Zelnio Images copyright the SERPENT Project. #20 Enypniastes eximia (Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Holothuroidea, Order: Elasipodida, Family: Pelagothuridae) Craig likens this semi-transparent sack of…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #20: Swimming Sea CucumbersUS Research Fleet High and Dry
From NatureNews.com: "Budget freezes and high fuel costs will force one vessel in the US academic oceanographic fleet — probably from an East Coast institution…
View More US Research Fleet High and DryThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #21: Pram bug, Phronima sp.
#21 Phronima spp. (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Amphipoda, Family: Phronimidae) Pram bug Phronima sp. is a nasty deep-sea amphipod that carves its home from…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #21: Pram bug, Phronima sp.The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #22 Xenophyophores
Image courtesy of MBARI 2008 #22 Xenophyophore (Domain: Eukaryota, Kingdom Rhizaria, Phylum Foraminifera, Class Xenophyophorea) Xenophyophores come in at 22 for several reasons. First, they…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #22 XenophyophoresHappy International Cephalopod Awareness Day!
Of course everyone knows that today, October 8, is International Cephalopod Awareness Day. We here at Deep Sea News love us some cephs! Craig so…
View More Happy International Cephalopod Awareness Day!The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #24 Tubeworms
by Kevin Zelnio #24 Tubeworms (Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta, Order Canalipalpata, Family Siboglinidae) Worms in a tube, what could be more fun! How about worms…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #24 TubewormsThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #25 Stalked Crinoids
#25 Stalked Crinoids (Phylum Echiondermata, Class Crinoidea, Sub Class Articulata) Sure we call them sea lilies but they’re no pansies. While most people have nightmares…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #25 Stalked Crinoids