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Sea cucumbers are the ‘scum suckers’ corals desperately need

Coral reefs all over the world are in serious danger. However, a critical way to keep reefs healthy likely comes…

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Surprise! These sea cucumbers are bioluminescent

Like jellyfish, fungi, sea worms, and fireflies, some species of sea cucumbers glow in the dark. A team of researchers…

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Previously unknown luminescence revealed in ten deep sea species and an order of sea cucumbers

In a new textbook published November 10, 2023, The World of Sea Cucumber, a team of researchers, including Nagoya University…

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Sea cucumbers surprise scientists with spectacular light show

Pannychia moseleyi, a bioluminescent sea cucumber, photographed in a ship laboratory after being collected at a depth of about 1300…

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