How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…
US 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.Virgin Shark Birth
Jennifer Viegas over at Born Animal has a story about virgin animal births (called Parthenogensis) and a video of sharks mating! There was a report…
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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 XenophyophoresFriday Deep-sea Picture: Actinia anemones (10/10/08)
Actinia sp. is NOT one of our 27 coolest deep-sea species. Sorry, Mr. Anemone. You’ll have your day. But for now, you’re just another example…
View More Friday Deep-sea Picture: Actinia anemones (10/10/08)Carnival of the Blue #17
CEPHALOPODS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL of this month’s Carnival of the Blue!!! There is much fine tentacled offerings over at the Cephalopodcast. Jason lays it out…
View More Carnival of the Blue #17The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #23 Dumbo Octopus
by Kevin Zelnio Whoever said that Dumbo the Flying Elephant wasn’t real?? He was actually an octopus not an elephant. Dumbo octopuses (Grimpoteuthis sp. shown…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #23 Dumbo OctopusHappy 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…
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