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Underwater mountain range off Easter Island hosts creatures unknown to science, expedition reveals

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Underwater mountain range off Easter Island hosts creatures unknown to science, expedition reveals
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A Bathyphysa siphonophore, also known as a flying spaghetti monster, in the depths of the southeastern Pacific Ocean.

A Bathyphysa siphonophore, or flying spaghetti monster, spotted near an unexplored and unregistered seamount off the coast of Chile.
(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

An underwater mountain chain off Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, hosts an “astonishing” array of deep-sea species, at least 50 of which are new to science, researchers report.

About 2,600 to 4,000 feet (800 to 1,200 meters) below the southeastern Pacific waves, researchers on a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition spotted the deepest  photosynthesis-dependent animal ever found — a Leptoseris, or wrinkle coral, which was already known to science. Other jaw-dropping sights included a jellyfish-like critter known as a flying spaghetti monster (Bathyphysa conifera) and a luminescent deep-sea dragonfish from the family Stomiidae. Both these creatures, along with more than 100 other species, have previously been described by scientists but had never been spotted in this region before. Another 50 specimens, which have yet to be analyzed, are thought to be newfound species.

The expedition followed another Schmidt Ocean Institute research cruise in January that uncovered more than 100 suspected newfound species and a gigantic seamount off the coast of Chile. “The astonishing habitats and animal communities that we have unveiled during these two expeditions constitute a dramatic example of how little we know about this remote area,” Javier Sellanes, a professor of marine biology at the Catholic University of the North in Chile, who co-led both expeditions, said in a statement. 

A deep sea octopus spotted near a seamount off the coast of Chile.

A deep-sea octopus spotted near a previously unexplored and unnamed seamount off the coast of Chile.(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

A deep-sea dragonfish spotted off the coast of Chile.

A deep-sea dragonfish spotted along the Salas y Gómez Ridge off the coast of Chile.(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

A bright orange fish photographed off the coast of Chile.

A Chaunax (genus of bony fish in the sea toad family) photographed off Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island.(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

A Paramuricea coral with hermit crabs and squat lobsters hanging off it.

Paramuricea corals with hermit crabs and squat lobsters hanging off it photographed west of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island.(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

A Coronaster sea star photographed to the southwest of Easter Island.

A Coronaster sea star photographed to the southwest of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island.(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

A wrinkle coral spotted near the uninhabited island of Motu Motiro in the Pacific Ocean.

A Leptoseris coral, the deepest photosynthesis-dependent animal ever recorded, spotted near the uninhabited island of Motu Motiro Hiva. (Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

A galaxy siphonophore spotted off the coast of Chile.

A galaxy siphonophore photographed off the uninhabited island of Motu Motiro Hiva in the southeastern Pacific.(Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute)

While the January expedition mostly focused on the Nazca and Juan Fernández ridges, the new voyage documented marine life on the Salas y Gómez Ridge — an underwater mountain range that extends 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the Nazca Ridge to Rapa Nui.

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Sellanes and his colleagues crisscrossed the ridge for 40 days in February and March aboard Schmidt Ocean’s Falkor (too) research vessel. During the expedition, the team examined 10 seamounts, which are underwater mountains that tower at least 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above the surrounding seafloor. Six of these had not been documented by scientific surveys before, and each seamount harbored its own unique ecosystem, according to the statement. 

“The observation of distinct ecosystems on individual seamounts highlights the importance of protecting the entire ridge, not just a few seamounts,” Erin E. Easton, an assistant professor of marine science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and chief scientist at the Schmidt Ocean Institute, said in the statement. “We hope the data collected from this expedition will help establish new marine protected areas.” 

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The researchers explored waters around Rapa Nui with the help of local community members.

“The importance of participating in an oceanographic scientific expedition for Rapa Nui lies in the opportunity to know and better understand the marine environment surrounding the island,” Marcela Hey Aravena, a member of the Rapa Nui Sea Council and a Schmidt Ocean Institute observer, said in the statement. “Natural resources, unknown marine species, and climate phenomena that directly affect the community can be discovered through research and exploration.” 

Sascha is a U.K.-based trainee staff writer at Live Science. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Southampton in England and a master’s degree in science communication from Imperial College London. Her work has appeared in The Guardian and the health website Zoe. Besides writing, she enjoys playing tennis, bread-making and browsing second-hand shops for hidden gems.

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