#2 Genus Osedax (Phylum: Annelida, Class: Polychaeta, Order: Sabellida, Family: Siboglinidae) BONEZ1!! WE WANTZ UR BONEZ!! Perhaps the scariest deep sea creature, Osedax (latin for…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from HellMonth: October 2008
A funny kind of inspiration: Kevin Smith
While we’re waiting for the finalists in the Top 27 Deep-Sea Species, I wanted to tip you to a totally off-topic gambit happening in the…
View More A funny kind of inspiration: Kevin SmithThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #3 Flesh Eating Sponges
#3 Family Cladorhizidae (Phylum: Porifera, Class: Demospongiae , Order: Poecilosclerida) The number three slot is taken over by sponges that are not just happy with…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #3 Flesh Eating SpongesPopulate this Planet Ocean
Ocean people, let’s populate this new Planet Ocean on Google Earth. UNEP and World Commission for Protected Areas just released a global marine protected area…
View More Populate this Planet OceanKaren Von Damm 1955-2008
Deep-sea science recently lost one its brightest beacons. Karen Von Damm was only 53 when she passed away on August 15th after a battle with…
View More Karen Von Damm 1955-2008The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail
#4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Order Neomphalina, tentatively Crysomallon squamiferum) Hydrothermal vents possess a molluscan fauna that is both unique…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot SnailBasic Concepts: the FAIL
Hat tip Bora. Now that you have been properly educated, here is a deep sea fail:
View More Basic Concepts: the FAILThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #5 Barreleye Fish
#5 Species from the family Opisthoproctidae (Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Osmeriformes) These fish are so cool they could be invertebrates. First is that lovely…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #5 Barreleye FishThings Are Getting Worse
Marine science is taking a beating « The Oyster’s Garter Part of the tough part about working in the ocean is that it’s expensive, what…
View More Things Are Getting WorseThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea Spiders
#6: Colossendeis spp. (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Pycnogonida, Order: Pantopoda, Family: Colossendeidae) Don’t let the “spider” moniker fool you. These guys are a far cry from…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #6: Giant Sea Spiders