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RDN<p>An unusual sugar compound produced by sea cucumbers (fucosylated chondroitin sulfate) inhibits the action of the Sulf-2 enzyme that promotes the growth of liver, lung, breast, and gastric cancer.</p><p>Summary: <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/sea-cucumbers-could-be-the-key-to-stopping-cancer-growth-with-a-rare-sugar" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">discovermagazine.com/health/se</span><span class="invisible">a-cucumbers-could-be-the-key-to-stopping-cancer-growth-with-a-rare-sugar</span></a></p><p>Original paper (not open access): <a href="https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article-abstract/35/6/cwaf025/8122264?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/glycob/articl</span><span class="invisible">e-abstract/35/6/cwaf025/8122264?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>And finally, to the sea cucumber. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KnowableMag</span></a></span> deep dives into these diverse, spiny, slimy creatures, the threats they face, and how to protect them.</p><p><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/weird-wondrous-sea-cucumbers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowablemagazine.org/content/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/living-world/2025/weird-wondrous-sea-cucumbers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Scientists film marine creatures under sea ice in East Antarctica<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/scientists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/sci</span><span class="invisible">entists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258</span></a></p><p>"Plunging to depths of up to 50m, the drone captures an array of colour and life. Red <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaUrchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaUrchins</span></a> can be seen clinging to boulders covered in pink <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a>. Orange <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> with small white tentacles are lying on the floor. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Jellyfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jellyfish</span></a> are floating above large yellow <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sponges</span></a> far below. Every now and again, schools of splotchy grey-and-white <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> surround the drone and try to nibble its camera."</p>
Charring Auh<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Seacucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seacucumbers</span></a> are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ˌhɒləˌθjʊəˈrɔɪdiə, ˌhoʊlə-/ HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. They are found on the sea floor worldwide. The</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Want to Suppress <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coral</span></a> Disease? Bring Back Sea Cucumbers<br><a href="https://blog.nature.org/science-brief/want-to-suppress-coral-disease-bring-back-sea-cucumbers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.nature.org/science-brief/</span><span class="invisible">want-to-suppress-coral-disease-bring-back-sea-cucumbers/</span></a></p><p>Removal of detritivore <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> from reefs increases coral disease <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-45730-0</span></a></p><p>"by feeding on microbial pathogens in marine sediment, the weird and wonderful sea cucumber can enhance reef resilience by suppressing coral diseases."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>The world’s fourth mass <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralBleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoralBleaching</span></a> is underway, but well-connected <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reefs</span></a> may have a better chance to recover <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-is-underway-but-well-connected-reefs-may-have-a-better-chance-to-recover-230755" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-worlds</span><span class="invisible">-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-is-underway-but-well-connected-reefs-may-have-a-better-chance-to-recover-230755</span></a></p><p>"<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corals</span></a> remain healthier and recover faster if they are surrounded by <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> that eat different types of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/seaweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seaweed</span></a>, such as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/parrotfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parrotfish</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/surgeonfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surgeonfish</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rabbitfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rabbitfish</span></a>. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> also are important reef partners. They feed on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> and other organic materials in ocean sediments, cleaning up the area around <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoralReefs</span></a>."</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Mysterious Unknown <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaCreatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaCreatures</span></a> Discovered on Abyssal Expedition</p><p>By University of Gothenburg June 9, 2024</p><p>"Transparent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a>, pink sea pigs, and bowl-shaped sponges are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbyssalPlains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbyssalPlains</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a>.</p><p>"A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean ended in March. One of the scientists on board the British research vessel James Cook was Thomas Dahlgren, a marine ecologist from the University of Gothenburg and the NORCE research institute.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Threatened by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a></p><p>"The aim of the expedition was to map the biodiversity of the area, where <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaMining</span></a> of rare metals used in solar panels, electric car batteries, and other green technologies is planned. Several countries and companies are waiting for authorization to extract these metals bound to mineral <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nodules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nodules</span></a> lying on the ocean floor. The scientists want to find out more about how mining could affect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a>, register existing species, and find out how the ecosystem is organized.</p><p>“We need to know more about this environment to be able to protect the species living here. Today, 30% of these marine areas in consideration are protected, and we need to know whether this is enough to ensure that these species aren’t at risk of extinction,” says Dahlgren."</p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-unknown-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/mysterious-un</span><span class="invisible">known-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepGreen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDeepSeaMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GerardBarron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GerardBarron</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeaLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawOfTheSeaConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawOfTheSeaConvention</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawOfTheSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawOfTheSea</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Unknown species discovered on deep-sea expedition<br><a href="https://www.gu.se/en/news/unknown-species-discovered-on-deep-sea-expedition" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gu.se/en/news/unknown-species-</span><span class="invisible">discovered-on-deep-sea-expedition</span></a></p><p>"Transparent <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a>, bowl-shaped <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sponges</span></a>, and pink sea pigs are some of the fascinating <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> discovered during a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSea</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/expedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expedition</span></a> to the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pacific</span></a> Ocean."</p>
Bill Loguidice<p>New research on coral reef health shows the importance of cucumbers <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coralreefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coralreefs</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/seacucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>seacucumbers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/decline" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>decline</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/naturecommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturecommunications</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fullsteamahead365.com/2024/05/01/new-research-on-coral-reef-health-shows-the-importance-of-cucumbers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fullsteamahead365.com/2024/05/</span><span class="invisible">01/new-research-on-coral-reef-health-shows-the-importance-of-cucumbers/</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>The lowly sea cucumber may be helping to protect <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoralReefs</span></a> against disease <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237026196/the-lowly-sea-cucumber-may-be-helping-to-protect-coral-reefs-against-disease" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/03/13/1237026196/</span><span class="invisible">the-lowly-sea-cucumber-may-be-helping-to-protect-coral-reefs-against-disease</span></a> </p><p>Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reefs</span></a> increases <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coral</span></a> disease <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-45730-0</span></a> </p><p>"<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> are like little vacuum cleaners on the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reef</span></a> that are cleaning things up, digesting and eliminating <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a> that can lead to coral disease and demise — threats that are exacerbated by a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warming</span></a> and increasingly polluted ocean."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Janitors of the sea: Overharvested <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> play crucial role in protecting coral <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-janitors-sea-overharvested-cucumbers-play.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-02-janitors</span><span class="invisible">-sea-overharvested-cucumbers-play.html</span></a> </p><p>Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from reefs increases coral disease <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-45730-0</span></a></p><p>"because they have been overharvested for decades for food and cannot reproduce effectively when in low densities, they are now rare and slow to recover following harvests. They have been gone so long that it wasn't known exactly how important they are—until now."</p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corals</span></a> are foundational for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> life. Known as the rainforests of the sea, they create habitats for 25% of all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> organisms, despite only covering less than 1% of the ocean’s area. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/mb02272401.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2024/02/mb02272401.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>‘Spoon worms lick the seabed with a metre-long tongue’: a voyage into a vanishing <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> world <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/03/spoon-worms-lick-the-seabed-with-a-metre-long-tongue-a-voyage-into-a-vanishing-arctic-world" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/feb/03/spoon-worms-lick-the-seabed-with-a-metre-long-tongue-a-voyage-into-a-vanishing-arctic-world</span></a></p><p>"in places, large numbers of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> and huge colonies of filter-feeding <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/FeatherStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeatherStars</span></a> appear in the spotlights. We marvel at basketball-sized <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sponges</span></a> flickering across the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a>’ screens, at apricot-coloured <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/anemones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anemones</span></a> and star-shaped patterns extending around the burrows of spoon <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/worms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worms</span></a>"</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Holy Glowing <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSea</span></a> Cucumbers! <a href="https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/holy-glowing-sea-cucumbers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deepseanews.com/2024/01/holy-g</span><span class="invisible">lowing-sea-cucumbers/</span></a></p><p>Glowing sea cucumbers: Bioluminescence in the Holothuroidea <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323953771000035" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/B9780323953771000035</span></a></p><p>"In this <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/luminescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luminescent</span></a> tapestry, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> emerge as unexpected stars. While we might not associate these <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/echinoderms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echinoderms</span></a> with <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bioluminescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioluminescence</span></a>, they contribute significantly to the underwater light show... Venture to the depths of one kilometer, and you’ll find that luminous sea cucumbers constitute an astonishing 99% of all sea cucumbers."</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Seascapes of the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSea</span></a> <a href="https://oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-the-deep-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-th</span><span class="invisible">e-deep-sea/</span></a></p><p>Seascape <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> in the vicinity of a Blake Ridge cold seep: Kellie Johnson et al. <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198226/full" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">frontiersin.org/articles/10.33</span><span class="invisible">89/fmars.2023.1198226/full</span></a></p><p>"The <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ColdSeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColdSeep</span></a> ecosystem included <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mussels</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/clams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clams</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/tubeworms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tubeworms</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BacterialMats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BacterialMats</span></a> capable of harnessing energy from the methane and sulfur-rich environment through symbiosis... Outside the cold seep, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/urchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urchins</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> dominated. The seep also seemed to be a hotspot for certain <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>predators</span></a> such as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/octopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>octopus</span></a>"</p>
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Sage Sharp<p>This has got to be the weirdest <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/tidepool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tidepool</span></a> creature I have found. It's a Giant California Sea Cucumber.</p><p>WTF is up with its mouth?!? And those belly tentacles?? Plus the spikey body!?!?</p><p>iNaturalist sighting: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173667106" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">73667106</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <br><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a></p>
Wolfie Rankin<p>If you like arse jokes, get them here, you filthy swine.<br><a href="https://youtu.be/QAm1HHnPj8Q" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QAm1HHnPj8Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/seacucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seacucumbers</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Colors in the deep – an ode to deep-sea sea cucumbers <a href="https://www.oceanblogs.org/SO295-MiningImpact/2022/12/06/colors-in-the-deep-an-ode-to-deep-sea-sea-cucumbers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oceanblogs.org/SO295-MiningImp</span><span class="invisible">act/2022/12/06/colors-in-the-deep-an-ode-to-deep-sea-sea-cucumbers/</span></a> </p><p>Lilian Boehringer: "Despite the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSea</span></a> generally being devoid of the bright colors of a coral reef – <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaCucumbers</span></a> come in astonishing hues, from orange to pink to deep purple."</p>