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Eva Stewart @evastewart.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Very happy to have the final chapter of my PhD published, describing the first abyssal species of Myzostomid annelids! This new genus was found living ectocommensally on abyssal seastars across the Pacific Ocean doi.org/10.1071/IS25...

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National Oceanography Centre @noc.ac.uk · 24/03/2026

Biodiversity boost! 💪🎉🦐🌊 24 new deep-sea species discovered in major Pacific research! "With more than 90% of species in the CCZ still unnamed, each species described is a vital step towards improving our understanding of this fascinating ecosystem." - Dr Tammy Horton noc.ac.uk/news/biodive...

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🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🧪🎉🧪🎉 New #deep-sea #Amphipoda species from the Clarion Clipperton Zone #CCZ with accessible data!! New plots and deep-sea projects for #ZOO3700 and #ZOO2700! Thank you @zookeys.pensoft.net , @tammyhorton.bsky.social , @evastewart.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk , and I'm sure many many others!

two panelled figure of 580 amphipods collected from five areas within the Clarion Clipperton Zone. Th eupper figure is a ML phylogeny based on their DNA barcodes, and the lower panel is a map of their collection localities. Each is coloured by the sector they were collected in.

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Eva Stewart @evastewart.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

An exciting day for #NewSpecies, 24 new species (including new genera and a new superfamily!) of Amphipoda from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone! Was amazing to work on this with so many inspiring amphipod taxonomists

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 24/03/2026

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: Our Special Issue "New deep-sea Amphipoda from the Clarion Clipperton Zone" is out! 🌊 As we race to document life in the abyss, this collection debuts new species found in the central Pacific. See all the publications here: zookeys.pensoft.net/issue/4856/ @noc.ac.uk

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

What do you get when you study deep sea annelids & sea sponges on the Getsuyo Seamount? A symbiotic relationship resulting in two newly-described species of Hesionid from two sister-clades! Inhabiting the same sponge host, they share a niche...suggesting convergent specialisation! 🧪

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Single origin and convergent host use of hexactinellid sponge symbiosis in Hesionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) with descriptions of two new deep-sea species

Abstract. Symbiotic associations between annelids and sponges are widespread and have evolved repeatedly across diverse families. However, their evolutiona

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Eva Stewart @evastewart.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

After 5 years of sample collection and analysis our paper examining the impacts of an industrial #DeepSea mining trial on seafloor #biodiversity is published! Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Eva Stewart @evastewart.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

New paper! We report the first confirmed Atlantic record of the very cool starfish family Paulasteriidae from an inactive sulphide area on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, collected as part of the ULTRA project at @noc.ac.uk doi.org/10.1017/S002...

Selection of images of Paulasterias mcclaini, an orange starfish with six arms, including scanning electron microscope images of pedicellaria

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Ocean Exploration Trust @nautiluslive.org · 06/06/2025

While exploring Ahyi Seamount, the team spotted this Diadema setosum #urchin nestled in an algae bed around 74 meters deep. These #marineinvertebrates are known for their extremely long, black, hollow spines interspersed with stinging, pincher-like pedicellariae. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cw4...

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Spiky Sea Urchin on Ahyi Seamount | Nautilus Live

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Adrian Glover @adrg2.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Paper out today from the #NHMDeepSea team on these strange little worms from the abyss. First of 3 highly technical papers on them, possibly not headline-makers but science is all in the detail. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Eva Stewart @evastewart.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

New #Taxonomy paper out! Investigating cryptic speciation in a highly diverse genus of #DeepSea worm @nhm-london.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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ᖇᗩᙓ SᙎOᑎ @raeswon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Needle felted Barbie Pig! Barbie pigs are a new scientific discovery ⭐ They are sea creatures found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This site has been proposed for deep-sea mining : ( #oceanlife #seacreatures #biodiversity #ethics #ecology #felting #needlefelting #needlefelted #feltart #animalart

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

A great paper, albeit with a bleak message, that recovery in the deep sea, if possible at all, will occur on decadal to century scales. #deepsea #marinelife #science www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track - Nature

Nature - Long-term impact and biological recovery in a deep-sea mining track

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Adrian Glover @adrg2.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

New paper out from #NHMDeepSea @nhm-london.bsky.social team. #DeepSeaMining #DeepSeaBiology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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