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RT @AzoresDeepSea: One of these species -Epizoanthus martinsae- lives on top of #blackcorals, and was found in the Faial-Pico channel durin…
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One of these species -Epizoanthus martinsae- lives on top of #blackcorals, and was found in the Faial-Pico channel during a dive with @LULA1000_FRN. The name is a homage to Dr. Helen Martins, a pioneering marine researcher based in Faial since 1976. http
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@squidblubber @JoanaRXavier More on associations of zoantharians here. In figure 3 you see the zoantharian polyps full of sclerites of their host species https://t.co/axrJokTZm2
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@JoanaRXavier what a close-up. Zoantharians associated to a Sponge. They live closely associated in the deep sea. Here some new species associated with corals (including the primnoid of today's dive of @oceanexplorer) https://t.co/axrJokTZm2 https://t.co/u