NEW SPECIES OF MESOPHOTIC STARS! ALERT! #echinoday
New paper alert!
During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
New taxa of Mesophotic Asteroidea from Ashmore Reef, Western Australia
| Megataxa
We report on 27 asteroid specimens collected by the RV
mapress.com
February 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
NEW SPECIES OF MESOPHOTIC STARS! ALERT! #echinoday
Ever wondered what a #Galapagos kelp forest looks like in the upper #mesophotic zone?
It's a busy and colourfull place when you illuminate it!
(Can you spot the 🌊🐢? )
#phycology #kelpPhD #mpa #ROV
It's a busy and colourfull place when you illuminate it!
(Can you spot the 🌊🐢? )
#phycology #kelpPhD #mpa #ROV
January 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ever wondered what a #Galapagos kelp forest looks like in the upper #mesophotic zone?
It's a busy and colourfull place when you illuminate it!
(Can you spot the 🌊🐢? )
#phycology #kelpPhD #mpa #ROV
It's a busy and colourfull place when you illuminate it!
(Can you spot the 🌊🐢? )
#phycology #kelpPhD #mpa #ROV
🌊 Corals’ Cool Refuge
A study finds shallow corals can acclimate to cooler, deeper mesophotic reefs, maintaining heat tolerance even in warming oceans.
These ecosystems offer hope as refuges against climate change.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CoralReefs #ClimateChange #SciComm 🧪
A study finds shallow corals can acclimate to cooler, deeper mesophotic reefs, maintaining heat tolerance even in warming oceans.
These ecosystems offer hope as refuges against climate change.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CoralReefs #ClimateChange #SciComm 🧪
Shallow corals acclimate to mesophotic depths while maintaining their heat tolerance against ongoing climate change
Global warming poses a significant threat to coral reefs. It has been assumed that mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, 30 to 150 m depths) may serve as…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🌊 Corals’ Cool Refuge
A study finds shallow corals can acclimate to cooler, deeper mesophotic reefs, maintaining heat tolerance even in warming oceans.
These ecosystems offer hope as refuges against climate change.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CoralReefs #ClimateChange #SciComm 🧪
A study finds shallow corals can acclimate to cooler, deeper mesophotic reefs, maintaining heat tolerance even in warming oceans.
These ecosystems offer hope as refuges against climate change.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#CoralReefs #ClimateChange #SciComm 🧪
Wooo! Dropped a new paper describing new species of mesophotic and deep-sea seastars from Ashmore Reef in Western Australia collected by the Falkor @schmidtocean.bsky.social & supported by @wamuseum.bsky.social from a visit in 2023! MORE STARS in the THREAD! mapress.com/mt/article/v...
New taxa of Mesophotic Asteroidea from Ashmore Reef, Western Australia
| Megataxa
mapress.com
February 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Wooo! Dropped a new paper describing new species of mesophotic and deep-sea seastars from Ashmore Reef in Western Australia collected by the Falkor @schmidtocean.bsky.social & supported by @wamuseum.bsky.social from a visit in 2023! MORE STARS in the THREAD! mapress.com/mt/article/v...
Fortunate to get a sneak peak at the new mesophotic coral exhibit at the Mississippi Aquarium - it’s pretty awesome (not just saying that bc I have a millisecond cameo in part of the video section)! 🧪🪸🌊🦑
December 5, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Fortunate to get a sneak peak at the new mesophotic coral exhibit at the Mississippi Aquarium - it’s pretty awesome (not just saying that bc I have a millisecond cameo in part of the video section)! 🧪🪸🌊🦑
Big review on #mesophotic coral ecosystems out today in Trends in Ecology and Evolution: Function and stability of mesophotic coral reefs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 26, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Big review on #mesophotic coral ecosystems out today in Trends in Ecology and Evolution: Function and stability of mesophotic coral reefs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Meet the Sea Muppets! Don't let the common name fool you. These are, in fact, a new genus of syngnathid fish that have independently evolved morphology strikingly similar to that of their famous Seahorse cousins.🐟🧪
journaloflostspecies.org/index.php/jl...
journaloflostspecies.org/index.php/jl...
Australyichthys gen. nov. (Teleostei, Syngnathidae), a lost mesophotic lineage from southern Australia, with description of A. aegis sp. nov. and reclassification of Hippocampus minotaur and H. parado...
Australyichthys gen. nov. is described as a new genus of Syngnathidae (seahorses, pipefishes, seadragons, pipehorses and pygmy pipehorses) endemic to temperate mesophotic habitats of southern Australi...
journaloflostspecies.org
August 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Meet the Sea Muppets! Don't let the common name fool you. These are, in fact, a new genus of syngnathid fish that have independently evolved morphology strikingly similar to that of their famous Seahorse cousins.🐟🧪
journaloflostspecies.org/index.php/jl...
journaloflostspecies.org/index.php/jl...
Eeek! Here my new paper where we predicted the distribution of #mesophotic #coral ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago, using #Maxent onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... I can now say that MY ENTIRE PHD IS PUBLISHED! @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social
Predicting the Distribution of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago
This study aims to map and predict the distribution of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, using high- and low-resolution bathymetry data. The models, develope...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Eeek! Here my new paper where we predicted the distribution of #mesophotic #coral ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago, using #Maxent onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... I can now say that MY ENTIRE PHD IS PUBLISHED! @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social
I'm hiring a coordinator for our #mesophotic Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) program! This exciting new project will generate unprecedented amounts of information about the biodiversity of deep reefs in the Pacific. Spread the word! us242.dayforcehcm.co...
November 20, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I'm hiring a coordinator for our #mesophotic Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) program! This exciting new project will generate unprecedented amounts of information about the biodiversity of deep reefs in the Pacific. Spread the word! us242.dayforcehcm.co...
Diverse and ecologically unique mesophotic coral ecosystems in the central Indian Ocean | Coral Reefs https://buff.ly/3TFMDqy 🧪🦑😂
Diverse and ecologically unique mesophotic coral ecosystems in the central Indian Ocean - Coral Reefs
Research on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs; 30–150 m) has grown exponentially in the last few decades, highlighting their rich diversity and extensive distribution. However, they are still largely…
buff.ly
September 21, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Diverse and ecologically unique mesophotic coral ecosystems in the central Indian Ocean | Coral Reefs https://buff.ly/3TFMDqy 🧪🦑😂
The beautiful Headband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon mitratus) is found in deep reefs of the tropical Indian Ocean. They can be seen in some places as shallow as 20m depth, but are most common around 60m. I photographed this one at about 70m depth in Zanzibar. #mesophotic #ichthyology
March 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The beautiful Headband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon mitratus) is found in deep reefs of the tropical Indian Ocean. They can be seen in some places as shallow as 20m depth, but are most common around 60m. I photographed this one at about 70m depth in Zanzibar. #mesophotic #ichthyology
New paper alert!
During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
New taxa of Mesophotic Asteroidea from Ashmore Reef, Western Australia
| Megataxa
We report on 27 asteroid specimens collected by the RV
mapress.com
February 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
New paper alert!
During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
Here's the butt-thruster side of the Chaunacops from earlier. Dive over. Didn't hear when the next one is but they said yesterday that after today they'll be diving mesophotic for the last dives of this expedition
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 955 part 2 #deepwonders #MarineLife
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 955 part 2 #deepwonders #MarineLife
July 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Here's the butt-thruster side of the Chaunacops from earlier. Dive over. Didn't hear when the next one is but they said yesterday that after today they'll be diving mesophotic for the last dives of this expedition
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 955 part 2 #deepwonders #MarineLife
@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 955 part 2 #deepwonders #MarineLife
So, 2024 was a good year for me. 8 papers as author/co-author with 3 new genera and 19 new species described! Among them? this lovely mesophotic beast present from Okinawa to Western Australia! Churaumiastra hoshi! #echino2024
December 31, 2024 at 5:26 PM
So, 2024 was a good year for me. 8 papers as author/co-author with 3 new genera and 19 new species described! Among them? this lovely mesophotic beast present from Okinawa to Western Australia! Churaumiastra hoshi! #echino2024
This large mesophotic octocoral (Muricea pendula) is supporting several basketstars #MDBC #fieldwork 🦑🧪🌊
September 3, 2024 at 4:13 PM
This large mesophotic octocoral (Muricea pendula) is supporting several basketstars #MDBC #fieldwork 🦑🧪🌊
This Candy Basslet (Liopropoma carmabi)—which I photographed her in the Steinhart Aquarium’s Twilight Zone exhibit—is a vivid reminder of the hidden beauty thriving in mesophotic reefs. Rarely seen, but impossible to forget. 🌊🔦 #TwilightZoneExhibit #HiddenDepths
July 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This Candy Basslet (Liopropoma carmabi)—which I photographed her in the Steinhart Aquarium’s Twilight Zone exhibit—is a vivid reminder of the hidden beauty thriving in mesophotic reefs. Rarely seen, but impossible to forget. 🌊🔦 #TwilightZoneExhibit #HiddenDepths
🪩 Excited to share our paper in #BiologyLetters about recent trends & biases in #mesophotic research! Huge effort by our volunteer community worldwide @pimbongaerts @AlelimonHA @perez-rosales-g.bsky.social & entire @mesophotic team!
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 2:25 AM
🪩 Excited to share our paper in #BiologyLetters about recent trends & biases in #mesophotic research! Huge effort by our volunteer community worldwide @pimbongaerts @AlelimonHA @perez-rosales-g.bsky.social & entire @mesophotic team!
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social
The Bicolor Basslet (Lipogramma klayi) is a Caribbean deep-reef basslet. I photographed this one at 90m depth off Roatán at its natural #mesophotic habitat. This species is very rarely seen, but common at depths between 80 and 110m. #Honduras #DeepReefBiodiversity
May 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Bicolor Basslet (Lipogramma klayi) is a Caribbean deep-reef basslet. I photographed this one at 90m depth off Roatán at its natural #mesophotic habitat. This species is very rarely seen, but common at depths between 80 and 110m. #Honduras #DeepReefBiodiversity
An amazing talk on mesophotic fish given by @kaithefishguy.bsky.social 😱 at #IPFC12 in Taiwan. So many new records for Australia from the deep(er) sea😍
June 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
An amazing talk on mesophotic fish given by @kaithefishguy.bsky.social 😱 at #IPFC12 in Taiwan. So many new records for Australia from the deep(er) sea😍
A new £3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic #CoralReefs to assess their vulnerability to #ClimateChange - and inform ways the #reefs can be protected now and in the future 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/3-7m-pr...
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
£3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic coral reefs
The five-year initiative will assess the response and resilience of mesophotic coral reef communities to future climate change
pml.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
A new £3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic #CoralReefs to assess their vulnerability to #ClimateChange - and inform ways the #reefs can be protected now and in the future 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/3-7m-pr...
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
Eeeek! Super happy to be part of this #mesophotic team and show this new #study on the current trends and biases of Mesophotic #research 🔥 led by the great @drradice.bsky.social
🪩 Excited to share our paper in #BiologyLetters about recent trends & biases in #mesophotic research! Huge effort by our volunteer community worldwide @pimbongaerts @AlelimonHA @perez-rosales-g.bsky.social & entire @mesophotic team!
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social
▶️ doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
#ForCoral @rsocpublishing.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Eeeek! Super happy to be part of this #mesophotic team and show this new #study on the current trends and biases of Mesophotic #research 🔥 led by the great @drradice.bsky.social
The Neopercularis Hogfish (Bodianus neopercularis) is a deep reef wrasse found in the Central Pacific. They are especially common in the Marshall Islands where I photographed this one at about 90m depth. #explore #mesophotic
March 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Neopercularis Hogfish (Bodianus neopercularis) is a deep reef wrasse found in the Central Pacific. They are especially common in the Marshall Islands where I photographed this one at about 90m depth. #explore #mesophotic
New study explores how marine heatwaves contribute to coral bleaching. While deeper coral reefs are often viewed as potential refuges from climate change, we suggest they often experience higher thermal stress and bleaching levels compared to shallow reefs iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Modelling marine heatwaves impact on shallow and upper mesophotic tropical coral reefs - IOPscienceSearch
Modelling marine heatwaves impact on shallow and upper mesophotic tropical coral reefs, Nicolas Colombi, Chahan M Kropf, Friedrich A Burger, David N Bresch, Thomas L Frölicher
iopscience.iop.org
November 16, 2024 at 8:37 AM
New study explores how marine heatwaves contribute to coral bleaching. While deeper coral reefs are often viewed as potential refuges from climate change, we suggest they often experience higher thermal stress and bleaching levels compared to shallow reefs iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Diving at a site where we hope to find more large Muricea colonies like this one (green lasers are 10 cm apart) 🦑
October 16, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Diving at a site where we hope to find more large Muricea colonies like this one (green lasers are 10 cm apart) 🦑
Canadian government closes Canada's only known (mesophotic) coral reef, Lophelia Reef, a culturally significant site to the Kitasoo Xai'xais and Heiltsuk First Nations in BC, to all bottom contact gear
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
March 14, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Canadian government closes Canada's only known (mesophotic) coral reef, Lophelia Reef, a culturally significant site to the Kitasoo Xai'xais and Heiltsuk First Nations in BC, to all bottom contact gear
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...