Carnivorous “death-ball” sponge among new deep-sea species - Oceanographic Scientists have confirmed 30 previously unknown deep-sea species - among them, a hook-covered carnivorous sponge dubbed the “death-ball.”

4/4 Opportunité rare en mer de Bellingshausen : suite au vêlage de l'iceberg A-84, les scientifiques ont pu sonder un plancher océanique scellé sous 150m de glace depuis des siècles. Un laboratoire naturel unique pour comprendre la résilience polaire. 🏆 #OceanAustral #OceanCensus #MarineBiology

New coral gardens and deep sea species found in South Atlantic Previously unknown coral gardens, hydrothermal vents and new species have been discovered during an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands

Novel chemosynthetic ecosystems, including hydrothermal vents & coral gardens, were discovered near the #SouthSandwichIslands during an #OceanCensus expedition. Potential new species suggest unique biodiversity in this remote, tectonically active region. 🪸🪸

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From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species — Smithsonian Magazine The Ocean Census hopes to discover thousands of new creatures before they go extinct

Fascinating!

“The ocean covers 71 percent of our planet, yet it is said that only around 10 percent of marine life has been discovered so far,” says Michelle Taylor, principal investigator for Ocean Census.

🌏 🦑 🪸 #biodiversity #marinespecies #OceanCensus

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Here is the long lost brittle star Asteroschema monobactrum, last collected over a hundred years ago, from the SE seamounts of Chile. Merry Christmas!! #oceancensus #museumsvictoria

Today I was lucky enough to visit the #deepsea in the #PiscesVI submersible as part of the #OceanCensus mission to discover new species in Macaronesia.

Our submersible is exploring the reefs of Radazul, in Tenerife as part of the Ocean Census Macaronesia expedition - can’t wait to see what samples they bring back! #OceanCensus