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This past June, researchers congregated at the Smithsonian Marine Station to catalogue the vast diversity of tiny animals ...
LOS ANGELES — Oceanographer Anya Stajner was recently enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color caught her eye in the sand. She got down on her hands ...
Stajner believes the snails are washing up on shore due to a patch of warmer water offshore that’s made its way into the cove, having not been spotted on San Diego beaches since 2015.
FILE - Vibrant purple Janthina sea snails appear on the Southern California coast after eight years. (Anya Stajner/Scripps Institution of Oceanography) A student was enjoying a sunset stroll on a ...
The snail shells have angled whorls and slightly extended apex, according to the World Register of Marine Species. Stajner identified the rare species of pelagic sea snail also known as Janthina.
Record-breaking deep-sea snail species discovered 6km underwater Species named after character from hit manga series ...
The snail grazes on sediment layers over rock, indicating it may be playing a specialised role in processing organic matter in deep-sea ecosystems.
The snail grazes on sediment layers over rock, indicating it may be playing a specialised role in processing organic matter in deep-sea ecosystems. “Members of this genus are notable not only for ...