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Solving the Mystery of the Placental Jellyfish

Dr. M May 9, 2012 Cnidaria deep sea Deepstaria enigmatica gonad jellyfish pelagic ROV

Yesterday the DSN crew first saw the video above. What is this large floating sheet of goo? Is it alive? Was it once alive? The…

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Adaptations Biology Mating & Reproduction Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Pycnogonids, more than spiders of the sea

Dr. M January 5, 2010 Antarctica Arthropoda body size Buddha nature Crustacea digestive tract diversity gonad organs proboscis pycnogonid respiration sea spider

Much of the earth’s biodiversity lies within the phylum Arthropoda. You are probably aware of many species within the group trilobites, spiders, centipedes, crabs, insects,…

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Mating & Reproduction Organisms

“Sleezy” sponge sexuality

Dr. M May 18, 2009 Amanda Kahn fertilization gonad hermaphrodite Mating oocyte Porifera Reproduction sex Sex Week smoking sponges sperm sponge

Post by Amanda “not a sponge” Kahn. Amanda Kahn is currently a masters student at well-known Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, considered to be one of…

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