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Jul 16, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
A crustacean on a chrysogorgia soft coral, seen while documenting an unexplored seamount.
Scientists have known for a long time that certain species of crabs, brittle stars, worms, and shrimp live on (or within) the branching structures of deepwater corals. 1/4
Diverse deep-sea fauna seek to move up off of the seafloor – and onto corals and sponges – in order to surround themselves in nutrient-rich currents. Only recently have we learned just how specific these coral-invertebrate associations can be. 2/4
Jul 10, 2021 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
Our recent footage of this #GlassOctopus raised lots of Q's, so let's get a thread going:
This was seen 651m deep at a seamount in Winslow reef complex on Tokelau Ridge in Phoenix Islands Archipelago (US EEZ). #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition Dive 433
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Glass Octopus reach 11 cm (4.3 in) in mantle length; 45 cm (18 in) including tentacles. This species is very rarely encountered+is considered 1 of the least studied cephalopods. Most info scientists have managed to get is from specimens found in stomachs of predators. 2/6
