Deep Sea Gallery

Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern

Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern Purple variety, feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind variable wavy traces, Depth approx 2700m.
new species, first recorded in June 2010

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Acorn Worms, Benthic, Deepsea, Enteroopneusta, Enteropneusta, Hemichordata, Invertebrates, Marine, Mutant Nature, Pink, Purple, Temperate, Underwater, Vertical, Weird

Deep sea Anglerfish {Himantolophus sp} female with lure projecting from head to attract prey

Deep sea Anglerfish {Himantolophus sp} female with lure projecting from head to attract prey, Atlantic ocean. Anglerfish have small poorly developed eyes but detect movement and prey through a well defined lateral line system visible as a line of silvery

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Anglerfish, Atlantic, Deepsea, Eyes, Females, Fish, Horizontal, Lophiiformes, Marine, Ocean, Osteichthyes, Portraits, Profile, Teeth, Vertebrates

Marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sp

Marine planktonic Copepod (Sapphirina sp.) brightly coloured copepods. Deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive

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Abyssal, Animal, Animalia, Arthropod, Arthropods, Atlantic Ocean, Bizarre, Black Background, Copepod, Copepoda, Crustacean, Crustracea, Deep Sea, Deepsea, Invertebrate, Marine, Maxillopoda, Micro Organism, Micro Organisms, Ocean, Plain Background, Plankton, Planktonic, Planktons, Poecilostomatoida, Saltwater, Sapphirina, Sapphirinidae, Sea Sapphires, Underwater, Water, Weird, Wildlife