Seltsame Kreaturen: Ein einzelner Hydroid in der Strömung in 380 Meter Tiefe. | Heute.at

Seltsame Kreaturen: Ein einzelner Hydroid in der Strömung in 380 Meter Tiefe.

ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

A solitary hydroid drifts in currents approximately 380 meters deep at an area of the seabed that was very recently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf, a floating glacier in Antarctica. Solitary hydroids are related to corals, jellyfish, and anemones, but do not form colonies. Researchers found flourishing ecosystems supporting an array of animal life, including corals, icefish, giant sea spiders, and octopus. The discovery offers new insights into ecosystem functioning beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet. CREDIT: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute Due to our legal status as a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation, no media produced by Schmidt Ocean Institute may be used in attempting to influence legislation or lobbying. Additionally, all visual assets (Images, videos, etc) can only be used as stated by creative commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/