Thanks. Clearly on the Chatham Rise I would say (a well known & important feature for biologists). Despite the live streaming (absolutely admirable) at times there seemed to be a bit of a vacuum on reporting where the ROV was, & as an local watching in NZ I really really wanted to know this.

It looks rather delicate. It probably is a deepwater specialist. There are many many polynoid species and they are often associates of larger inverts as in that pic. In shallow water they'll be more hidden away from the eyes of predators but quite common.

Meet Spinther bohnorum n. sp. Tilic & Rouse 2025 ✨— a tiny but stunning worm!

Spinther species are enigmatic worms that always seem to dwell on sponges, but we still don’t know exactly where they belong on the annelid tree of life. A shiny small mystery wrapped in glitter, basically. 😅🪱

@mucofloris.bsky.social @tuexplorer1.bsky.social Haven't seen the orig stream but definitely not a Swima (Acrocirridae). Did sci crew say it was a Swima? It's one of the silvery swimming polynoid scale worms relatively common in the deep mid Pacific. Swima don't forage on the bottom.

Well spotted Rachel. Some sort of Cnidarian maybe? New to me.

Yes, go to the observation @inaturalist.bsky.social and zoom the head. It's a fantastic head-on shot by diver Luca for 'in the wild'

Janet's death notice - out today. Open for memories, condolences.
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Yes, the famous (infamous?) multiple stolonising Myrianida pachycera