Category Archives: Other Marine Animals

10 Fabulous Facts About the Sea Cucumber

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Cherilyn Chin

1. Sea cucumbers are not a vegetable, but an invertebrate (animal without a backbone). They are like a squishy leather-like terrestrial cucumber with a mouth on one end and an anus on the other. They breathe through their anus. 2. … Continue reading →

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What Is Bioluminescence and Why Do So Many Deep-Sea Animals Have It?

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Cherilyn Chin

What is bioluminescence? Bio = biological, or life, Lumen = light (unit) Bioluminescence is the biochemical emission of light by living organisms such as deep-sea fishes. It produces the “glow-in-the-dark” look of certain animals such as fireflies and the “fireworks” … Continue reading →

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Blue-Green Bacteria (Prochlorococcus) are Most Abundant Photosynthesizing Biomass on Earth

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Cherilyn Chin

That’s right, a bacterium called Prochlorococcus marinus, is the most plentiful photosynthesizing biomass on Earth. There are a billion billion billion (or trillion trillion) Prochlorococci in all the world’s oceans. It’s not a plant (though it has chlorophyll like them), … Continue reading →

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European Eel Life Cycle

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Cherilyn Chin

Hi, I’m a European eel. I was born in the Sargasso Sea. The Sargasso Sea is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, due east of Bermuda. I use the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, a sixth sense of sorts. When … Continue reading →

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Coral Reef Bleaching—Why the Great Barrier Reef is in Trouble

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Cherilyn Chin

Why are the corals on the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia bleaching? Why is coral bleaching important? First a little background on corals. Hi, I’m Polly, a coral polyp. The animal you think of as “coral” is actually made … Continue reading →

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