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ArticleBody:Normally the animals that live at the deepest depths of the ocean can be be a little tough to look at. During an expedition in the Southern Pacific Ocean, an international team of oceanographers found some cephalopods, corals, and more that were a bit more photogenic. The team took the first live footage of a very rare squid that you can view here. The cephalopod is from the Promachoteuthis genus, and only three species have been scientifically described to date.
SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute Schmidt Ocean Institute led the expedition aboard the RV Falkor , alongside The Ocean Census, the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, the Center for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands at the Universidad Católica del Norte, and marine policy organization Oceana. A large bamboo coral holding benthic ctenophores, barnacles, a sea star, and ophiuroids was documented on Dive 696.
Schmidt Ocean Institute. This is the third expedition this year conducted on the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor . Earlier expeditions in January and February documented over 150 previously unknown species and several range extensions for animals not previously known to live on the ridge. An additional 20 suspected new species were collected during this expedition. Prior to these expeditions, 1,019 species were known to live in this part of the Pacific Ocean.
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