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FlipboardAnd finally, to the sea cucumber. <a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KnowableMag</a> deep dives into these diverse, spiny, slimy creatures, the threats they face, and how to protect them.<a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/weird-wondrous-sea-cucumbers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/weird-wondrous-sea-cucumbers</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conservation</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Scientists film marine creatures under sea ice in East Antarctica <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/scientists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-14/scientists-film-sealife-under-bunger-hills-east-antarctica/104811258</a>"Plunging to depths of up to 50m, the drone captures an array of colour and life. Red <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaUrchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaUrchins</a> can be seen clinging to boulders covered in pink <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#algae</a>. Orange <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> with small white tentacles are lying on the floor. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Jellyfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jellyfish</a> are floating above large yellow <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sponges</a> far below. Every now and again, schools of splotchy grey-and-white <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fish</a> surround the drone and try to nibble its camera."

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Want to Suppress <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coral</a> Disease? Bring Back Sea Cucumbers <a href="https://blog.nature.org/science-brief/want-to-suppress-coral-disease-bring-back-sea-cucumbers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.nature.org/science-brief/want-to-suppress-coral-disease-bring-back-sea-cucumbers/</a>Removal of detritivore <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> from reefs increases coral disease <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0</a>"by feeding on microbial pathogens in marine sediment, the weird and wonderful sea cucumber can enhance reef resilience by suppressing coral diseases."

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺The world’s fourth mass <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralBleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoralBleaching</a> is underway, but well-connected <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reefs</a> may have a better chance to recover <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-is-underway-but-well-connected-reefs-may-have-a-better-chance-to-recover-230755" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-fourth-mass-coral-bleaching-is-underway-but-well-connected-reefs-may-have-a-better-chance-to-recover-230755</a>"<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corals</a> remain healthier and recover faster if they are surrounded by <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fish</a> that eat different types of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/seaweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seaweed</a>, such as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/parrotfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parrotfish</a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/surgeonfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surgeonfish</a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/rabbitfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rabbitfish</a>. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> also are important reef partners. They feed on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bacteria</a> and other organic materials in ocean sediments, cleaning up the area around <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoralReefs</a>."

DoomsdaysCWMysterious Unknown <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaCreatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSeaCreatures</a> Discovered on Abyssal ExpeditionBy University of Gothenburg June 9, 2024"Transparent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a>, pink sea pigs, and bowl-shaped sponges are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbyssalPlains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbyssalPlains</a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a>."A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean ended in March. One of the scientists on board the British research vessel James Cook was Thomas Dahlgren, a marine ecologist from the University of Gothenburg and the NORCE research institute.[...]"Threatened by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mining</a>"The aim of the expedition was to map the biodiversity of the area, where <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSeaMining</a> of rare metals used in solar panels, electric car batteries, and other green technologies is planned. Several countries and companies are waiting for authorization to extract these metals bound to mineral <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nodules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nodules</a> lying on the ocean floor. The scientists want to find out more about how mining could affect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a>, register existing species, and find out how the ecosystem is organized.“We need to know more about this environment to be able to protect the species living here. Today, 30% of these marine areas in consideration are protected, and we need to know whether this is enough to ensure that these species aren’t at risk of extinction,” says Dahlgren."<a href="https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-unknown-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-unknown-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepGreen</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDeepSeaMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDeepSeaMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GerardBarron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GerardBarron</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSeaLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawOfTheSeaConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LawOfTheSeaConvention</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LawOfTheSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LawOfTheSea</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Unknown species discovered on deep-sea expedition <a href="https://www.gu.se/en/news/unknown-species-discovered-on-deep-sea-expedition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gu.se/en/news/unknown-species-discovered-on-deep-sea-expedition</a>"Transparent <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a>, bowl-shaped <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sponges</a>, and pink sea pigs are some of the fascinating <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animals</a> discovered during a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSea</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/expedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#expedition</a> to the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pacific</a> Ocean."

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺The lowly sea cucumber may be helping to protect <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CoralReefs</a> against disease <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237026196/the-lowly-sea-cucumber-may-be-helping-to-protect-coral-reefs-against-disease" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237026196/the-lowly-sea-cucumber-may-be-helping-to-protect-coral-reefs-against-disease</a> Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reefs</a> increases <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coral</a> disease <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0</a> "<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> are like little vacuum cleaners on the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reef</a> that are cleaning things up, digesting and eliminating <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microbes</a> that can lead to coral disease and demise — threats that are exacerbated by a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/warming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warming</a> and increasingly polluted ocean."

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Janitors of the sea: Overharvested <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> play crucial role in protecting coral <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-02-janitors-sea-overharvested-cucumbers-play.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2024-02-janitors-sea-overharvested-cucumbers-play.html</a> Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from reefs increases coral disease <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0</a>"because they have been overharvested for decades for food and cannot reproduce effectively when in low densities, they are now rare and slow to recover following harvests. They have been gone so long that it wasn't known exactly how important they are—until now."

Scientific Frontline<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corals</a> are foundational for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ocean</a> life. Known as the rainforests of the sea, they create habitats for 25% of all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marine</a> organisms, despite only covering less than 1% of the ocean’s area. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environmental</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthScience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sflorg</a> <a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/mb02272401.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/mb02272401.html</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺‘Spoon worms lick the seabed with a metre-long tongue’: a voyage into a vanishing <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arctic</a> world <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/03/spoon-worms-lick-the-seabed-with-a-metre-long-tongue-a-voyage-into-a-vanishing-arctic-world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/03/spoon-worms-lick-the-seabed-with-a-metre-long-tongue-a-voyage-into-a-vanishing-arctic-world</a>"in places, large numbers of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> and huge colonies of filter-feeding <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/FeatherStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FeatherStars</a> appear in the spotlights. We marvel at basketball-sized <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/sponges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sponges</a> flickering across the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scientists</a>’ screens, at apricot-coloured <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/anemones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anemones</a> and star-shaped patterns extending around the burrows of spoon <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/worms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worms</a>"

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Holy Glowing <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSea</a> Cucumbers! <a href="https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/holy-glowing-sea-cucumbers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/holy-glowing-sea-cucumbers/</a>Glowing sea cucumbers: Bioluminescence in the Holothuroidea <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323953771000035" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323953771000035</a>"In this <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/luminescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#luminescent</a> tapestry, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> emerge as unexpected stars. While we might not associate these <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/echinoderms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#echinoderms</a> with <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bioluminescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bioluminescence</a>, they contribute significantly to the underwater light show... Venture to the depths of one kilometer, and you’ll find that luminous sea cucumbers constitute an astonishing 99% of all sea cucumbers."

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Seascapes of the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSea</a> <a href="https://oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-the-deep-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://oceanbites.org/seascapes-of-the-deep-sea/</a>Seascape <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> in the vicinity of a Blake Ridge cold seep: Kellie Johnson et al. <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198226/full" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1198226/full</a>"The <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ColdSeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ColdSeep</a> ecosystem included <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mussels</a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/clams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clams</a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/tubeworms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tubeworms</a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BacterialMats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BacterialMats</a> capable of harnessing energy from the methane and sulfur-rich environment through symbiosis... Outside the cold seep, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaStars</a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/urchins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urchins</a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> dominated. The seep also seemed to be a hotspot for certain <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#predators</a> such as <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/octopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#octopus</a>"

Sage SharpThis has got to be the weirdest <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/tidepool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tidepool</a> creature I have found. It's a Giant California Sea Cucumber.WTF is up with its mouth?!? And those belly tentacles?? Plus the spikey body!?!?iNaturalist sighting: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173667106" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173667106</a><a href="https://toot.cat/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a>

Wolfie RankinIf you like arse jokes, get them here, you filthy swine. <a href="https://youtu.be/QAm1HHnPj8Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/QAm1HHnPj8Q</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/seacucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seacucumbers</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Colors in the deep – an ode to deep-sea sea cucumbers <a href="https://www.oceanblogs.org/SO295-MiningImpact/2022/12/06/colors-in-the-deep-an-ode-to-deep-sea-sea-cucumbers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oceanblogs.org/SO295-MiningImpact/2022/12/06/colors-in-the-deep-an-ode-to-deep-sea-sea-cucumbers/</a> Lilian Boehringer: "Despite the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeepSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepSea</a> generally being devoid of the bright colors of a coral reef – <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SeaCucumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeaCucumbers</a> come in astonishing hues, from orange to pink to deep purple."

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