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Sponge, lovely orange coral, Paragorgia, more orange coral, i think the white is Bamboo & Primnoid, Parantipathes @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 7h

Coral skeleton, Brisingid, Anthomastus, Sponge, Coral (Primnoid?), yellow Coral w/ this little clear critter. It reminds me of those Phaeodarian with the little hands but idk if that's what that is. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 7h

Well darn the slurp broke. I'm sure some duct tape can fix it. If you can't duct it fuct it! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 9h

Paragorgia w/ crinoid, Ophiuroid, Barnacles, Victogorgia, & idk yellow one @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 9h

Found a nice coral garden on this rocky outcrop. Watch lead says corals Hemicorallium. Lots of associates. Urchins, Ophiuroids, Crinoids, etc... @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 10h

They're in Chaunacops territory. It went under a rock before they cool zoom but my guess is they'll see more. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe Apolemia & little silver fish behind it @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 967 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 15h

I got the terminology incorrect for this slime star. Writing that down so I can try to avoid doing that again. Apologies

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 15h

Off bottom for today's dive. Next one prob later tonight. Sea cucumber, Cusk eel staring at a wall, Brisingid, Hyalonema & Chrysogorgiidae? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 966 part 2 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 16h

Tretopleura?, Urchin, Cerianthid, Bamboo?(think I see nodes from a distance but when they zoom I don't see them), Plinthaster? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 966 part 2 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 19h

Geodia?, flyteap anemone, Sponge w/ crinoid, 🦀 w/ shell, Xenophyophore, Anthomastus (or Heteropolypus) @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 966 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 19h

Metallogorgia, Chaceon 🦀?, sponge (Euplectella?), sponge & Relicanthus (or cerianthid; can't tell), Bathypathes pseudoalternata, bone, Enypniastes maybe, sea pen, sea star @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 966 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 21h

Thursday my neighbor who is more family than most of my blood died, on Friday my great aunt finally passed from West Nile Virus, & today my aunt (mom's youngest sister) was put on a vent & family told to get there to say goodbye. This has got to be a shitty joke.

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 21h

Nice look at the underside. Have no fear folks, this Pteraster will exact revenge with copious amount of mucus. They're going to have a good ole slime fest. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 966 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 21h

Pteraster, Anemone, Paper Nautilus shell, Fkytrap anemone, Bryozoans?,Sponge, Sea Star, Plinthaster @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 966 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Am I losing my shit or did that Phaeodarian (sparkly stick ball in far right) catch a fish?! You'll have to zoom but I think I can make out a fish tail. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 part 2 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Xenophyophores, Chrysogorgiidae, Saccocalyx, Umbellula, Ophiuroid, Ptychogastria @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 part 2 (some of those are from the 1st part that I forgot to share) #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This Amphipod on the Crinoid has some cool legs. I zoomed in so you can see them wiggle. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 part 2 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hydroid, Crinoid on Chrysogorgia, Brisingid, Sponge, Sea cucumber, Crinoid, Enteropneusta, Elpidiidae, Sea cucumber @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A newly discovered deep-sea coral solves 100-year-old mystery! Meet Paragorgia quitinosa, a bubblegum coral that can grow taller than a 2-story building — w/NO internal skeleton. Scientists have wondered for over a century: how? The answer: chitin. Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The one where a crab tries very hard not to be seen. 🦀 This school of fish was observed not observing a crab crawling along the seafloor at 205 meters. The #URUGUAYSUB200 science team was exploring near the head of the La Paloma submarine canyon along the edge of the Uruguayan continental shelf.

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Siphonophore — the grizzly bear of squishy things. ROV pilots recorded this footage at 1589 meters during the 2025 #AsgardArchaea expedition in the deep waters of Uruguay. (Sound on to learn more.)

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sea cucumber, maybe Iridigorgia (or Rhodaniridogorgia?), sponge (Farreidae?), crnoid, squat lobster, & that last one looks to me like Enteropneusta balled up @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Little Amphipod on Anthomastus (or Heteropolypus; i think a microscope is needed to know which?) @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🤔 I thought this was Solmissus at 1st but it looks different in a lot of ways. @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social do you recognize this Medusa? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Closer look at the zoids on this Marrus siphonophore. Nicely done, Pilots! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 965 #samplinggap #MarineLife

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