BIO
Nudibranchs possess fantastic colors. They truly deserve to be called the “jewels of the sea” and should inspire jewelry designers. Only a few flatworms (planarians) can rival them in beauty, although these have a simpler body structure.
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BIO, DIVES
During our dive at Île d’Or, we were able to observe the surprising diversity of marine life.
Impressive schools of white seabream swam through seascapes teeming with opisthobranch mollusks, all kinds of fish, tubeworms, and the large blue gorgonians, which appear red when illuminated… (more…)
BIO
Throughout nature, a silent war is waged between predators and prey, the former attacking and the latter defending themselves. Adversaries often employ the same strategy: Mimicry.
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BIO
The pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti), called also «gorgonian’s seahorses», are really very very small since their size is approximately one centimetre, tail included. (more…)
Bio A new type of ghost shark has surfaced: Hydrolagus erithacus. It was discovered by Kristin Walovich of the Pacific Shark Research Center at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in…