Pedicellasterid Sea Stars
Pedicellasterid Sea Stars (unidentified species) Several species of pedicellasterid sea stars have been seen at Southern Hydrate Ridge. These carnivorous, five-armed sea
August 11, 2023
Author: Mike Vardaro
Hippasteria Sea Star
Hippasteria Sea Star (likely Hippasteria californica) Hippasteria is a genus of sea star in the family Goniasteridae (which is very diverse), mainly
August 9, 2023
Brisingid Sea Stars
Brisingid Sea Stars The Brisingidae are a family of deep-sea sea stars, named after Brísingamen, a necklace belonging to Freya from Norse
August 9, 2023
Sea Pens
Sea Pens (unknown species) Sea pens (order Pennatulacea) are colonial marine cnidarians that are widely distributed in tropical and temperate waters worldwide,
August 9, 2023
Branching Bryozoans
Branching Bryozoans (likely Bugula sp.) Bryozoans (also known as “moss animals”) are a phylum of simple, aquatic invertebrates, nearly all living in
August 3, 2023
Bubblegum coral
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) These soft corals in the family Paragorgiidae are commonly known as “bubblegum coral” because of the shape of
August 2, 2023
Julia Sandke Blog Leg 1
20 August 2023 We’ve been on weather hold for a few days now. That means that the wind, and therefore the water,
July 31, 2023
Leo Richards Blog Leg 1
16 August 2023When I loaded up a zoom call with Debbie Kelley of the Regional Cabled Array last October to discuss collaborating
July 31, 2023
Cal Mills Blog Leg 1
19&20 August 2023 Last night, a few of the students and my professor, Dax Soule, all got together in the ship’s media
July 31, 2023
Petek Mertan Blog Leg 1
21 August 2023 I woke up this morning to surprisingly calm waves – or at least it seemed that way to me
July 31, 2023