Mushroom soft coral 04.10.23 animal Type Maximum Size 15 cm (6 inches) across Depth 200–1,200 m (660–3,900 feet) Habitat Seafloor seamounts, submarine canyons, and rocky outcroppings Diet Plankton and small crustaceans Range Northeastern Pacific Ocean from California to Mexico About https://youtu.be/W8FjSb5fU6Q This coral is one of the nicest neighbors you could hope for. The mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri) …
Silky jelly 02.22.23 When danger approaches, the silky jelly uses speed and clever tricks to make a quick escape.
Basket star 12.06.22 Deep-sea basket stars wriggle an impressive array of arms to snare a meal of plankton from ocean currents.
Barrel amphipod 11.02.22 The midwater is a vast expanse of water between the surface and the seafloor.
Common siphonophore 07.21.22 The common siphonophore is a sit-and-wait predator that casts stinging tentacles to capture krill and other plankton.
Deep-sea squid 07.15.22 The deep-sea squid (Bathyteuthis sp.) is unusual among squids. Instead of laying egg cases on the seafloor or releasing a drifting egg mass, females brood their developing offspring.