Abstract Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding,
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …

Coevolution is a process through which two interactive systems mutually influence each
other's development. Midwater research and remotely operated vehicle technology are two …

Thaliaceans are gelatinous holoplanktonic tunicates comprised of around 72 described
species in three orders: the Pyrosomatida (pyrosomes), Salpida (salps) and Doliolida …

We used a quiet, deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to conduct oblique,
quantitative video transects of the bathypelagic fauna at depths between 1000 and 3500m at …

Background Vetulicolians are a group of Cambrian metazoans whose distinctive bodyplan
continues to present a major phylogenetic challenge. Thus, we see vetulicolians assigned to …

Amphioxus (cepholochordates) have long been used to infer how the vertebrates evolved
from their invertebrate ancestors. However, some of the body part homologies between …

Fourteen dives were conducted with the ROVs Aglantha and Bathysaurus to depths of
2335m along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (42∘ 52′–53∘ 17′ N). The most frequently observed …

New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, and
R/V Falkor 2017 Field Season is the eighth consecutive supplement on ocean exploration to …

A checklist of the Class Thaliacea is presented after an extensive literature review.
Synonymies, type locality, diagnostic characters of different life cycle stages and a summary …

Behavioral observations using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in the Gulf of California in
March, 2003, provided insights into the vertical distribution, feeding and anatomy of the rare …