New sea anemone discovered

[farslayer]

They've discovered a new type of sea anemone living in a whale carcass. This is really cool so I thought I would share it. The link below is to a science site, they sell nothing.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/0...one_whale.html

 

[ophiura]

LOL! Meg Daly was my maitron of honor and fellow classmate in grad school.
Whale falls are fascinating ecosystems in and of themselves. Many unique animals live there that are similar to other communities, such as vent and seep communities, in the deep sea.
Reefs are pretty, but the deep sea is extraordinary (yes, truth is that I am a deep sea biologist and this whole reef interest is because I can't keep a high pressure tank

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[farslayer]

I had a feeling somebody would know her. OSU is not too far from where I live and I had a cousin who attended there a while back (I think she graduated). It amazes me what all the ocean can come up with.

 

[zanoshanox]

cool