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Churaumi translates to “beautiful sea,” “-astra” is the feminine word for star and “hoshi” is the Japansese word meaning star. The creature’s name alludes to its “strikingly ...
The brown-ringed sea cucumber was found on a sea slope at a depth of about 4,400 feet, the study said. So far, the brown-ringed sea cucumber is known from one specimen found in the South China Sea ...
Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms that inhabit the sea.Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy.
Deep-sea lizardfish resemble shallow-water lizardfishes, as reflected in their common names. Adults reach over 70 cm in length, and have a slender, cylindrical body. Their lizard-like bony head is flattened, unlike in most fishes, and an enormous mouth is filled with multiple series of long, sharp and needle like teeth for piercing and trapping ...
Articles relating to sea monsters, beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water.
The gnome sea pen is about 4.6 inches long and shaped similar to a leafy plant, researchers said and photos show. The animal has a central stalk covered in 41 polyps and a “sucker-like” base ...
The name of the genus is taken from Aphrodite, the Ancient Greek goddess of love, said to be because of a supposed resemblance to human female genitalia. [3] The English name may derive from the resemblance to a bedraggled house mouse when washed up on shore. [4] The specific name aculeata is the Latin for spiny.
A video shared on YouTube by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology shows the St. George’s cross medusa jellyfish swimming. It moves by pulsing its body, opening and ...