People accept the idea of echinoderm predation on shallow reef building corals. The voracious Crown of Thorns seastar Acanthaster planci is a familiar coral antagonist…
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TGIF: Worlds Deepest Sea Fan
The depth record for deep-sea fans is held by Convexella krampi at 5850 meters in the frigid Antarctic, North Atlantic, and Kermadec Trench.
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Many deep-water animals have never been photographed alive in their natural habitat, they’re known only from their pickled state. Dried, dusty, and broken specimens fill museum drawers.
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