Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

Deep-sea creature with ‘massive eyes’ discovered in canyon. It’s a new species . A new species of octopus, the Carnarvon flapjack octopus, has been discovered in the depths of the Indian ...

Scientists identified a new species of giant isopod crustaceans that live in the deepest parts of the ocean, called Bathynomus yucatanensis, a new study published on Wednesday detailed. Deep sea ...

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A long-tailed sea creature first caught in 2011 has now been identified as a brand-new species. the specimen was found off the coast of Japan. At roughly three feet long, the creature isn’t ...

The new sea star species, Astrodendrum juancarlosi, as seen from the top. Photo from Calero and Ramil (2023) A photo shows the mouth and underside of Astrodendrum juancarlosi.

The anemone, named Discoactis tritentaculata, or “umi-no-Fujisan,” which translates to “Mount Fuji of the ocean” in Japanese, ...

Species of the Month: Meet the sea hare, one of La Jolla’s most ‘puzzling’ creatures Types of large sea slugs called the California sea hare and black sea hare can be found off the coast and ...

The California sea hare is commonly 6-12 inches long, but the black sea hare can be the size of a small cat, Seid said. Both have a slimy, soft body and protrusions that look like rabbit ears. The ...

The species' genome is so diverse it can "hardly be called a species," according to a press release. Polyploidization is a natural genetic phenomenon, resulting in an organism ending up with more ...

Species whose ranges might shift polewards due to warmer water include lionfish, sea snakes, crown-of-thorns starfish and a number of different types of venomous jellies.