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YETI YETI YETI!!!! #12 Kiwa hirsuta (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Decapoda, Family: Kiwaidae)   Now imagine doing the Yeti Stomp (I heart Backyardigans!) in…

Photo on left courtesy of C.Fisher/Ridge2000. Photo on the right from Linda Zelnio. #14 Alviniconcha hessleri (Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Sorbeoconcha, Family: Provannidae) Hairy…

by Kevin Zelnio Photo on left courtesy of MBARI. Photo on right taken in 2004 in the Gulf of Mexico. Notice anemone’s attachment to tubeworm.…

#19 Black Devil or Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, Class Actinopterygii, Order Lophiiformes, Family Melanocetidae) This species has become the vertebrate poster child for deep-sea science. …

by Kevin Zelnio Images copyright the SERPENT Project. #20 Enypniastes eximia (Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Holothuroidea, Order: Elasipodida, Family: Pelagothuridae) Craig likens this semi-transparent sack of…

#21 Phronima spp. (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Amphipoda, Family: Phronimidae) Pram bug Phronima sp. is a nasty deep-sea amphipod that carves its home from…

Image courtesy of MBARI 2008 #22 Xenophyophore (Domain: Eukaryota, Kingdom Rhizaria, Phylum Foraminifera, Class Xenophyophorea) Xenophyophores come in at 22 for several reasons.  First, they…

by Kevin Zelnio #24 Tubeworms (Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta, Order Canalipalpata, Family Siboglinidae) Worms in a tube, what could be more fun! How about worms…