New glow in the dark discovery: Deep-sea nudibranch amazes scientists
Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have discovered a new species of nudibranch. They encountered it in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, where no nudibranchs had been found before.
New deep-sea slug catches crustaceans like a Venus fly trap
They are also common in many coastal environments, including coral reefs, kelp forests, and tide pools and a small number of sea slug species are known to live on the abyssal seafloor–between 9,800 and 19,700 feet deep. A few are considered pelagic and ...
Glowing and Swimming Sea Slugs Newly Discovered in the Deep Sea
Monterey Bay researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. It swims through the ocean’s midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence.
Bioluminescent sea slug discovered in the deep sea swims through the ocean's midnight zone
MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail,
Remarkable new swimming sea slug in the deep sea
Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail,
New glowing species of sea slug that inhabits ocean's deep sea 'midnight zone' discovered
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists have discovered Bathydevius caudactylus, a new species of glowing sea slug that lives deep in the ocean.
Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time
Deep-sea researchers have discovered a glowing sea slug with a huge hood that helps the creature feed like a Venus fly trap.
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Chlorine and cocoa butter may help disease-ridden corals
[Related: World’s largest known deep-sea coral reef is bigger than Vermont.] While disease treatment can help, it does not ...
‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Creature Hid Its Identity From Scientists
It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was ...
Newly discovered sea slug is first known to swim in the ocean's Midnight Zone
R esearchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have unveiled a new species of sea slug, Bathydevius ...
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2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many ... Plenty More Fish in the Sea ...
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Ghostly see-through deep-sea SLUG is discovered by scientists with Venus fly trap mouth and bright organs
They are most commonly found in tide pools, kelp forest, or coral reefs and a small number of them slither on the abyssal ...
Ghostly Creature Deep in The Ocean Is Like Nothing We've Seen Before
This is Bathydevius caudactylus, the first known nudibranch of its kind: living not in shallow waters, or on the seafloor, ...
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New species of sea slug discovered in the Monterey Bay region, nicknamed the “mystery mollusk”
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced Tuesday that they've discovered a new species of sea slug that ...