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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 ...
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Sound waves and sea creatures. Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations.
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 ...
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 anemone, named Discoactis tritentaculata, or “umi-no-Fujisan,” which translates to “Mount Fuji of the ocean” in Japanese, ...
The seamount is over 1.9 miles tall - one-third as tall as Mount Everest - and is home to at least 20 never-before-seen ...
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 ...