For thousands of years humankind has sought to explore our oceans. Evidence of this early
intrigue dates back to 130,000 BCE, but the advent of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in …

Phylum Hemichordata, composed of worm-like Enteropneusta and colonial Pterobranchia,
has been reported to only contain about 100 species. However, recent studies of …

We studied the structure of digestive system of deep-sea torquaratorid Quatuoralisia
malakhovi including the food-obtaining apparatus, microanatomy of all regions of digestive …

In contrast to generally sparse biological communities in open-ocean settings, seamounts
and ridges are perceived as areas of elevated productivity and biodiversity capable of …

Video surveys were carried out during the 75th cruise of the RV Akademik MA Lavrentyev
(June 2016) along the northern slope of the Volcanologists Massif, in the south-western …

Five species of deep-sea acorn worms (Enteropneusta) were found in the Bering Sea during
cruises of the RV Akademik MA Lavrentyev in 2016, 2018, and 2021. The worms were …

This paper describes the potential global scientific value of video and other data collected by
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). ROVs are used worldwide, primarily by the offshore oil …

A number of soft fragments of uncertain identity, mostly taking a form of a disk or button, were
found among trawled material from the hadal zone (7426–7654 m in depth) in the Japan …

The Hemichordata are generally interpreted as early deuterostomes, closely related to the
chordates, a notion important for modern analyses of the origin of the deuterostomes …

Specimens of a new species of torquaratorid acorn worm (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta)
were video recorded and subsequently collected at abyssal depths in the eastern North …