Microorganisms represent nearly 90% of ocean biomass and are fundamental for the functioning and health of marine ecosystems due to their integral contributi ...

Gonatus antarcticus had been discovered by Einar Lönnberg—a Swedish zoologist who had gone on an expedition to Tierra del Fuego—at the extreme southern tip of South America in 1898.

The squid, whose scientific name is Gonatus antarcticus, was spotted alive for the first time by researchers on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition in the Southern Ocean ...

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An incredibly rare deep sea squid has been caught on camera for the first time. Researchers on an expedition in the Southern Ocean filmed the elusive three-foot creature on Christmas Day 2024 at a ...

A mysterious Antarctic squid was found alive for the first time in December. Footage of the unprecedented encounter has now been released.

A first-known live sighting of the squid Gonatus antarcticus, seen on Christmas Day 2024 by researchers on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition in the Southern Ocean.

In December, scientists filmed a three-foot-long Antarctic gonate squid (Gonatus antarcticus) swimming around 7,000 feet below the surface of the Southern Ocean, writes Melissa Hobson for National ...

Researchers on an expedition in the Southern Ocean obtained the first known footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid, according to a press release from National Geographic on June 10.