Full Out Preparing for the VISIONS’23 Expedition
The Regional Cabled Array (RCA) Team is full out preparing for this years’ 41-day (August 11-September 20, 2023) Operations and Maintenance expedition
May 28, 2023
Archive
Rockfish
Rockfish (Sebastes sp.) These orange or red rockfish are a common sight at Southern Hydrate Ridge (~780 meters water depth), often resting
May 26, 2023
Mola Mola
Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) The largest bony fish in the world (and one of the strangest) is often seen near the surface
May 26, 2023
Salps
Salps (unidentified species) Salps are planktonic tunicates, and are in Phylum Chordata along with fish and all vertebrate animals! They move by
May 19, 2023
Scale Worms
Scale Worms (Branchinotogluma tunnicliffae) Scale worms are flat-bodied, segmented polychaetes that are very commonly observed roaming through tube worms and ciliate colonies
May 19, 2023
Palm Worms
Palm Worms (Paralvinella sp.) Paralvinella sp. are commonly known as Palm Worms. They have feather-like gills that look like palm fronds, which
May 19, 2023
Ridgeia Tubeworm
Ridgeia Tubeworm (Ridgeia piscesae) Ridgeia piscesae is a tube worm found in a variety of environments on the Juan de Fuca Ridge.
May 19, 2023
Graneledone Octopus
Graneledone Octopus (Graneledone boreopacifica) The largest octopus observed at Axial Seamount, Graneledone boreopacifica, is very curious and fairly common on the lava
May 19, 2023
Unidentified Nudibranch
Unidentified Nudibranch Nudibranchs (also known as sea slugs) are a type of shell-less mollusk in class Gastropoda that are often equipped with
May 19, 2023
Glob Snail
Glob Snail (Depressigyra globulus) The second most dominant species of Gastropod at Axial Seamount is the Glob Snail. These tiny snails with
May 19, 2023