Amazing animals never seen before. Also a short video showing many.

>>Forget space – the oceans are Earth’s final frontier. Even after centuries of exploration we’re still only just scratching the surface of what lives down there. The latest case in point is a diving expedition off the coast of Western Australia, which has discovered up to 30 new species plus what may be the longest animal ever recorded.

The expedition was conducted by scientists from the Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, Geoscience Australia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Schmidt Ocean Institute. Over the course of 20 dives and 180 hours, the team explored the Ningaloo Canyons in the Indian Ocean down to depths of 4,500 m (14,765 ft).<<

https://newatlas.com/science/expedition-30-new-species-longest-known-animal/

PermeateFree said:

Amazing animals never seen before. Also a short video showing many.

>>Forget space – the oceans are Earth’s final frontier. Even after centuries of exploration we’re still only just scratching the surface of what lives down there. The latest case in point is a diving expedition off the coast of Western Australia, which has discovered up to 30 new species plus what may be the longest animal ever recorded.

The expedition was conducted by scientists from the Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, Geoscience Australia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Schmidt Ocean Institute. Over the course of 20 dives and 180 hours, the team explored the Ningaloo Canyons in the Indian Ocean down to depths of 4,500 m (14,765 ft).<<

https://newatlas.com/science/expedition-30-new-species-longest-known-animal/

Huh.

I was just looking at videos from the Deepsea Challenger expeditions.

PermeateFree said:

Amazing animals never seen before. Also a short video showing many.

>>Forget space – the oceans are Earth’s final frontier. Even after centuries of exploration we’re still only just scratching the surface of what lives down there. The latest case in point is a diving expedition off the coast of Western Australia, which has discovered up to 30 new species plus what may be the longest animal ever recorded.

The expedition was conducted by scientists from the Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, Geoscience Australia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Schmidt Ocean Institute. Over the course of 20 dives and 180 hours, the team explored the Ningaloo Canyons in the Indian Ocean down to depths of 4,500 m (14,765 ft).<<

https://newatlas.com/science/expedition-30-new-species-longest-known-animal/

Before reading link, I need to check whether that’s 30 new species by photograph, or 30 new species by DNA. Both types of explorations are sponsored nowdays, but seldom does any expedition do both with the same animal.

> Western Australian Museum, Curtin University … Ningaloo Canyons in the Indian Ocean

Good work being done off Western Australia. Not sure if anything similar off any of the other states.

What’s the one top left of this picture?

For the following, you have to watch yourself when influenza viruses grow this big. OK, I jest, but what really is it?

mollwollfumble said:

What’s the one top left of this picture?

For the following, you have to watch yourself when influenza viruses grow this big. OK, I jest, but what really is it?

Possibly a sea-cucumber, and the bottom one has what looks to be a Bryozoan structure. But not sure of either.

PermeateFree said:

mollwollfumble said:

What’s the one top left of this picture?

For the following, you have to watch yourself when influenza viruses grow this big. OK, I jest, but what really is it?

Possibly a sea-cucumber, and the bottom one has what looks to be a Bryozoan structure. But not sure of either.

Brilliant. Yes and yes. That makes sense.