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New Species: How Many Undiscovered Sea Creatures Are Living in the Ocean? Published Dec 01, 2017 at 8:53 AM EST. Purple-striped jellyfish taken off the coast of Monterey, California.
Some believe it to be the call of an undiscovered sea creature, while others think it may be the result of an icequake. Despite extensive research, the source of The Bloop remains unresolved, ...
The bizarre life of the sea’s middle depths has long been a challenge to see, study and fathom. The creatures of that realm live under crushing pressures at icy temperatures in pitch darkness.
That sea star, he informed them, was incredibly rare. It hadn’t been seen since 1878. This sea star, Laetmaster spectabilis, has not been recorded since it was initially described 130 years ago.
The problem is particularly severe in deep-sea environments, where many species live beyond the reach of traditional research methods. Some, like the rare white shark, sawfish, and hammerhead, are ...
Australian Expedition Dredges Up Crazy Creatures From the Deep Sea After a month exploring Australia’s deepest ocean, researchers found over 300 new species of toothy, blobby and glowing animals ...