Hello Everyone,
I am a Dive-master from Southern California and a marine life enthusiast. A name I submitted to a contest has been selected as 1 of 3 finalists to name a new species of deep sea worm discovered by Scripps Oceanography Scientists. I'd appreciate support from anyone who can vote! It only takes a few seconds online at the link below. I'm Brian from San Marcos, it's the first name selection on the list. Of course, if you like one of the other names better, vote for it! Just supporting a good cause is good enough for me!
Here is the link:
:: BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPS: EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS : WORLD OCEAN DAY ::
About The Worm: Scripps scientists, in association with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, discovered the worms living upon whale carcasses that had fallen to the ocean floor. The worms, which measure only a few centimeters in length, are part of the family Hesionidae. Only 10 hesionids have been described from the deep sea, and only one has been described from a so-called "whale fall."
Thank you!
-Brian
p.s. if this is the wrong forum for this type of thing, please let me know and I will remove/repost in the correct one.
I am a Dive-master from Southern California and a marine life enthusiast. A name I submitted to a contest has been selected as 1 of 3 finalists to name a new species of deep sea worm discovered by Scripps Oceanography Scientists. I'd appreciate support from anyone who can vote! It only takes a few seconds online at the link below. I'm Brian from San Marcos, it's the first name selection on the list. Of course, if you like one of the other names better, vote for it! Just supporting a good cause is good enough for me!
Here is the link:
:: BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPS: EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS : WORLD OCEAN DAY ::
About The Worm: Scripps scientists, in association with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, discovered the worms living upon whale carcasses that had fallen to the ocean floor. The worms, which measure only a few centimeters in length, are part of the family Hesionidae. Only 10 hesionids have been described from the deep sea, and only one has been described from a so-called "whale fall."
Thank you!
-Brian
p.s. if this is the wrong forum for this type of thing, please let me know and I will remove/repost in the correct one.
