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Biological Seas is where a diversity of marine species are presented to further the understanding and discussion of marine ecology and research.
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Two amazing echinoderms, a long-spined sea urchin and a yellow-colored crinoid (sea lily), appear to be overseeing this assembly of smaller benthic invertebrates, such as the bluish/translucent glass sponges that were found in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico. ๐ท: NOAA
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2024/09/14
19:02 UTC
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Biological Seas is where a diversity of marine species are presented to further the understanding and discussion of marine ecology and research. In this defined context, participation is welcomed so long that the proper identification of source is given for biological and species photos.
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2024/09/11
03:13 UTC
03:13 UTC
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A filter-feeding fish that's the size of a whale, it's the beautiful whale shark ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐บ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด (Chondrichthyes). The unique shape/pattern of spots on a whale shark's skin will identify an individual. Whale sharks are often found following plankton blooms. ๐ท: Krzysztof Odziomek
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2024/08/30
18:30 UTC
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Seals have great underwater skills by which this seal seems rewarded with a mouthful of octopus; an amazing dynamic in the web of life ๐ท: Gary Sutton
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2024/08/04
17:51 UTC
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This scaleless and long-snouted fish is called a longnose chimaera (Chondrichthyes) or longspine spookfish. The longnose chimaeras (two ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ข species) can reach a max total length of 140 cm (55 in). ๐ท: NOAA
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2024/07/20
00:10 UTC
00:10 UTC
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This rosy coffinfish, ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด (Chordata, Lophiiformes), is a benthic anglerfish that can reach about 5.5 in (14 cm) in length. There is a retractable mop-like lure, the esca, located on a short stalk between their eyes, that is wiggled to attract prey. ๐ท: NOAA
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2024/07/04
18:11 UTC
18:11 UTC
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This largely unknown brittle star species, ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐น ๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐น, is thought to only inhabit Caribbean waters up to 1,000 m deep. The holotype specimen was found offshore from Cuba with a disk diameter that measured 13 mm (0.5 in). ๐ท: Smithsonian Institution
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2024/06/22
21:20 UTC
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With feather-like arms, crinoids (Echinodermata) extend their arms perpendicular to the current such that they can catch plankton and detritus in the water that passes around them.
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2024/05/01
22:57 UTC
22:57 UTC
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At a depth of ~3,700 m (12,140 ft) in the Marianas Trench, this deep-sea inhabiting and holoplanktonic ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ต๐ข medusa (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) is characterized by having two sets of tentacles โ short and long. The long tentacles will angle/extend outward for capturing prey. ๐ท: NOAA
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2024/03/24
21:02 UTC
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Amphipods are generally small (<10mm or 0.4in length) and characterized by having two pairs of antennae and 13 body segments. Species identification of amphipods (+9,900 known species) is complex and DNA barcoding is often used. ๐ท: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphipodredkils.jpg
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2024/03/18
22:07 UTC
22:07 UTC
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The carnivorous ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด-๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ (๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ข sp.) has balloon-like structures that are used to capture prey via barbed hooks (i.e., spicules) that cover their spherical โorbsโ. ๐ท: MBARI
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2024/02/29
21:29 UTC
21:29 UTC
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Participate in our online study about whales ๐
Hi everyone! โจ Please help us in improving our website about marine life โค๏ธ We are an organization that loves researching and studying whales! Send me a direct message if you're interested!
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2024/01/09
22:27 UTC
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From near Australia and family Heterodontidae (horned sharks, bullhead sharks), a new species named the ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ). The new ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ด species is distinguished by its genetics and barred color pattern. ๐ท: CSIRO
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2023/08/13
17:18 UTC
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An amazing cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) skeleton and one of about 240 known species classified in the stingray suborder Myliobatoidei. This skeleton shows the bilaterally symmetric framework that enables their benthic and/or pelagic life histories. ๐ท: Steve Huskey
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2023/07/29
18:46 UTC
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Offshore from Alaska, NOAA is mapping new areas of the seafloor. A bonus of such exploration is discovering displays of ecology and biodiversity. From Glacier Bay National Park, here are sea anemones and soft corals that are called red tree corals, ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข. ๐ท: NOAA
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2023/07/20
18:03 UTC
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