Press from discovery of Southern Ocean vents paper

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    Scientists doing their first exploring of deep-sea vents in the Antarctic have uncovered a  world unlike anything found around other hydrothermal vents, one populated by new species of anemones, predatory sea stars, and piles of hairy-chested yeti crabs.

    Period3 Jan 2012 → 4 Jan 2012

    Media contributions

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    Media contributions

    • TitlePale octopus, hairy-chested yeti crab and other new species found
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletThe Guardian
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date4/01/12
      DescriptionA world of previously unseen creatures has been found thriving next to boiling vents of water, several miles under the surface of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. Hundreds of hairy-chested yeti crabs, a mysterious-looking pale octopus and colonies of limpets, snails and barnacles were found by British scientists at a hydrothermal vent located in the ocean's East Scotia Ridge.
      Producer/AuthorAlok Jha
      URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/04/new-species-southern-ocean-antarctica
      PersonsNicolai Roterman
    • Title"Lost World" of Odd Species Found Off Antarctica (Pictures)
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletNational Geographic
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date4/01/12
      DescriptionAn unnamed new species of Yeti crab swarms near hot, mineral-rich hydrothermal vents in the oceans off Antarctica—a newfound "lost world" of strange deep-sea species, scientists say.
      URLhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120104-lost-world-antarctica-yeti-crabs-science-octopus
      PersonsNicolai Roterman
    • TitleHairy Yeti Crab Discovered, Dubbed 'The Hoff' (PHOTO)
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletHuff Post
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date4/01/12
      DescriptionAccording to the BBC, the crab has long hairs on its abdomen, inspiring a Hasselhoff comparison. The creature was one of many new species discovered by British scientists exploring deep-sea vents in the Antarctic. Others spotted included a pale octopus and new starfish.
      URLhttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hairy-yeti-crab-hoff_n_1183596
      PersonsNicolai Roterman
    • TitleThe Hoff' crab is new ocean find
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletBBC
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date4/01/12
      DescriptionUK scientists have found prodigious numbers of a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor that they have dubbed "The Hoff" because of its hairy chest.
      URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16394430
      PersonsNicolai Roterman
    • TitleHasselhoff crab’ discovered in Antarctic deep-sea vents
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletWashington Post
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date4/01/12
      DescriptionDiscovered in 2010, the crab lives some 2,500 meters below on the Southern Ocean floor, along with newly found species of anemones, barnacles, an octopus, and predatory sea stars, The Post’s freelance writer Mark Schrope reports. The species were found because they were drawn to to the lights of the robotic research submersible.
      URLhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/hasselhoff-crab-discovered-in-antarctic-deep-sea-vents/2012/01/04/gIQAzM4QaP_blog.html
      PersonsNicolai Roterman
    • TitleYeti Crabs & Ghost Octopus! Unique Life Found at 1st Antarctic Deep-Sea Vents
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletLive Science
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date3/01/12
      DescriptionScientists doing their first exploring of deep-sea vents in the Antarctic have uncovered a world unlike anything found around other hydrothermal vents, one populated by new species of anemones, predatory sea stars, and piles of hairy-chested yeti crabs.
      URLhttps://www.livescience.com/17715-yeti-crabs-antarctic-vents.html
      PersonsNicolai Roterman