Bob Carney

below500m.bsky.social

17 October 2026 21:15

"cuke person" ... an age-related affliction. The purple spiky animal is probably Benthothuria. Quite firm in life but quicky becomes purple soup there after.

Batdog

jeffreyschmeffrey.bsky.social

17 October 2026 21:13

Im soaking up a lot of sponge info here

Batdog

jeffreyschmeffrey.bsky.social

17 October 2026 21:13

Oh wow. That is cool

Bob Carney

below500m.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:39

Holothuroids are Chirodota heheva, now considered a synonym of C. hydrothermica. To my knowledge only holo probably endemic to high sulfide deep systems. AphiaID 242131

Lisa

tuexplorer1.bsky.social

13 October 2026 01:27

@leapinlemurs83.bsky.social was going back through the last @schmidtocean.bsky.social expedition & found another Magnapinna that I missed. Great catch! Dive 934 part 3 #doldrums #MarineLife