Exotic life in ocean depths

Nov.23, 2009 in International

Can’t help but post about this because of the strangeness of this little mutant!

The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought.

A total of 17,650 species of animals, also including shrimps, corals, starfish or crabs, have now been identified in the frigid, sunless waters down to about 5 km deep.

“The diversity of life in the deep sea is much, much greater than we’ve believed,” said Robert Carney of Louisiana State University, who co-leads a study of the ocean depths as part of a wider international Census of Marine Life (COML).

“The abyss is not the dark hole any more,” he told Reuters of surveys with deep-towed cameras, sonar’s and other technology.

Light typically penetrates about 200 metres into the seas - comparable to the height of the 169-metre Washington Monument obelisk - and the zone beyond has long been viewed as a desert with crushing pressures.

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