Sea Star Wasting Disease: Vibrio pectenicida Suspect
Researchers identified Vibrio pectenicida as a leading suspect in sea star wasting disease, which has decimated populations since 2013. This discovery may aid in protecting sea stars.
These sea creatures can fuse their bodies
Because comb jellies are spread out in the open ocean, fusion probably happens only in a lab setting, says Steven Haddock, a marine biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, Calif.