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The creature has a “pavement like covering” on its body, researchers said in a new study. Deep-sea creature — with 5 elongated arms — is a ‘beautiful’ new species. See it
Some 6,000 to 8,000 species could be waiting to be discovered in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, ... A transparent deep-sea creature called a unicumber. - NHMDeepSea Group/Natural History Museum, UK.
Scientists reported they found about 100 potential new deep-sea species — including one mystery creature — during an expedition off the coast of New Zealand.
Chrysomallon squamiferum, commonly known as the scaly-foot gastropod, scaly-foot snail, sea pangolin, or volcano snail[3][4] is a species of deep-sea hydrothermal-vent snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae. [2] This vent-endemic gastropod is known only from deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean, where it has ...
For the deep-sea ecosystem, the death of a whale is the most important event. A dead whale can bring hundreds of tons of organic matter to the bottom. Whale fall community progresses through three stages: [32] Mobile scavenger stage: Big and mobile deep-sea animals arrive at the site almost immediately after whales fall on the bottom.
The giant squid (Architeuthis dux) is a species of deep-ocean dwelling squid in the family Architeuthidae. It can grow to a tremendous size, offering an example of abyssal gigantism: recent estimates put the maximum size at around 12–13 m (39–43 ft) [2][3][4][5] for females and 10 m (33 ft) [3] for males, from the posterior fins to the tip ...
‘Large’ creature — with 20 arms — found lurking in Antarctic sea. It’s a new species. Mountain creature — with ‘yolk-yellow’ groin and armpits — discovered as new species. Cube ...
Mazu’s porter crab is considered “large” and has “very long” legs with “blade-like” claws, the study said. Co-author Peter Ng told McClatchy News the crab’s body is about 1.2 ...