This new species of Themis scaleworm (Polynoidae, a group of annelid worms) was collected at 1800 m depth in Monterey Submarine Canyon at a whale fall, where the remains of a deceased whale support a ...

Sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers are all members of the phylum Echinodermata ... “spiny skin” and ask them what types of animals they think they might see.

Animal species around the world are being hit on multiple ... farming and development have already "severely altered" 75% of all land and 40% of marine environments, it said.

There are thousands of marine isopod species, but the supergiant sea bugs are some of the most eye-catching animals of their kind. They may look like sci-fi alien creations, but they’re very ...