Eunice siphoninsidiator, or the tube ambushing marine bristle worm, was discovered within the structure of glass sponges by a human-operated deep-sea vehicle far off the southern coast of Japan ...

Sea sponges are one such creature, and they come in many shapes and sizes. As surprising as it seems, one particular variety of sea sponge, called a glass sponge, shares something in common with ...

These tube ambushing worms were found at depths of around 3,720 feet, showcasing iridescent bodies and dark brown mandibles. The discovery marks the first documented case of a eunicid inhabiting ...

All those sea sponges that live in deep oceans have a secret ... The entire skeletal tube of Euplectella aspergillum (left), a magnified view highlighting its regular lattice-like structure ...

"The rock, with all the grooves, will attract plankton, baby sponges and baby corals, [and] the hard surface creates the reef and colonises the sea bed," Dr Gillies said. The rubble is also ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are ...