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Deep-sea creature — waiting in ‘glass sponges’ to ambush — is new species in Pacific

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are ...
Sacramento Bee

‘Grubby little’ sea creatures found in cracks off the coast of Hawaii are new species

Researchers in Hawaii discovered four new species of sponge. Getty Images/iStockphoto Researchers in Hawaii used structures that mimic coral reefs to study aquatic life — and they found four new ...

Japan deep-sea discovery: 38 new species found 5,000 meters deep inside a mysterious 'glass castle'

A groundbreaking advancement in marine biology occurred with the identification of 38 new marine species collected from the deep waters around Japan! The research, conducted by the Nippon Foundation - ...
EcoPortal.net

3,000 feet below the Pacific, a Japanese expedition found unknown creatures living inside ‘glass sponges,’ including translucent lobsters and glowing worms

A Japanese expedition has found several unknown creatures living inside 'glass sponges' in the Pacific Ocean, including glow ...

What is the 'death ball sponge': A strange carnivorous predator found miles below the ocean surface

Newly discovered organisms are still showing us just how little we know about life in the oceans; this includes a new type of ...
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Marine nitrogen cycle: European Research Council funds project on the role of deep-sea sponges

Dr. Tanja Stratmann’s project, titled “Nitrogen Cycling in Modern Sponges with Clues About Their Role in Past Oceans” (SPYCLING for short), focuses on marine sponges as representatives of the oldest ...