Underwater mountain range off Easter Island hosts creatures unknown to science, expedition reveals
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/underwater-mountain-range-off-easter-island-hosts-creatures-unknown-to-science-expedition-reveals/ar-BB1lt1cw?ei=9

#EasterIsland
#UnknownToScience
#Leptoseris
#FlyingSpaghettiMonster
#BathyphysaConifera
#Dragonfish
#Stomiidae
#Seamount
#Chile

Scientists Find Pristine Ecosystems on High-Seas Seamounts
https://schmidtocean.org/scientists-find-pristine-ecosystems-on-high-seas-seamounts/

"scientists observed 160 species on the Salas y Gómez Ridge that had not yet been known in the region and suspect that at least 50 of them are new to science. These are #squid, #fish, #corals, #mollusks, #SeaStars, glass #sponges, #SeaUrchins, crabs, and squat #lobsters, amongst others. They set a record for sighting the deepest-known #photosynthesis-dependent animal in the world: #Leptoseris, a wrinkle #coral."