Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Feb 18, 2024

The Sports Cars of Worms https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/the-sports-cars-of-worms/

"#Tomopterids are #pelagic #polycheates (segmented #worms) with paddle-like parapodia that propel them through the water column... They are voracious #predators, using their speed and agility to capture and consume a variety of midwater organisms... Tomopterids are one of a few organisms observed spewing yellow bioluminescent mucous"

#DeepSea #Animals #Invertebrates #Mesopelagic #TwighlightZone #Bioluminescence

The Sports Cars of Worms | Deep Sea News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbzd71Rwx0g "Tomopterids are pelagic polycheate (segmented worm) with paddle-like parapodia that propel them through the water column. They are relatively common in the deep mesopelagic, or twighlight zone, and can live down to about 2,500 meters (8,200 feet). Many To

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CellBioNewsOct 12, 2023

Using #DNA sequencing to show how marine #worms adapt to #deep_sea conditions.

#symbiosis #bacteria #evolution #epigenomics #polycheates

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-dna-sequencing-marine-worms-deep-sea.html

Using DNA sequencing to show how marine worms adapt to deep-sea conditions

Maeva Perez is fascinated by marine worms. Her first encounter with these cold-blooded invertebrates dates back to her time at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, where she was completing a master's in biology. Her thesis was on the symbiotic relationship between a species of marine worm and the bacteria in its environment that helped the worm adapt to a seemingly inhospitable ecosystem at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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