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 ...

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

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 new species are all types of sponges, “grubby little” creatures that are often overlooked but play a critically important role in coral reef communities, one of the researchers said.