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We asked how the urchins "dressed" themselves. @echinoblog.bsky.social writes, "Is the urchin doing it, or have the tunicates somehow affixed themselves? It's possible that, for some reason, the urchins are using their tube feet and/or pedicellariae to adhere the tunicates."
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We asked how the urchins "dressed" themselves. @echinoblog.bsky.social writes, "Is the urchin doing it, or have the tunicates somehow affixed themselves? It's possible that, for some reason, the urchins are using their tube feet and/or pedicellariae to adhere the tunicates."
Yes, filmed by our Remotely Operated Vehicle SuBastian — at 324 meters during our Tale of Two Canyons expedition in Argentina. 🌊 schmidtocean.org/cruise/a-tal...
A Tale of Two Submarine Canyons - Schmidt Ocean Institute
The Malvinas Current offshore of Argentina — a branch of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current — carries nutrients and cold water from the south, boosting primary productivity in the Southwest Atlantic Oc...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Yes, filmed by our Remotely Operated Vehicle SuBastian — at 324 meters during our Tale of Two Canyons expedition in Argentina. 🌊 schmidtocean.org/cruise/a-tal...