‘Fragile’ deep-sea creature — with 20 tentacles — discovered as new species in Pacific
Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...
Researchers inside deep-sea vehicle collect strange creatures — and find new species
The sea cucumber’s color is “unique,” researchers said, and its smaller number of tentacles (15 compared to 18 found in other related species) sets the animal apart. The species earns its name from a ...
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Researchers inside deep-sea vehicle collect strange creatures — and find new species
Researchers aboard the “Fendouzhe,” a Chinese vessel, collected holothuroids, also known as sea cucumbers, from the eastern Indian Ocean, according to the study. Two of the sea cucumbers were ...