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Jim Barry

joined in Jan 17, 2025

Senior Scientist at MBARI.

Barry has 1 break published.

A deep-sea spa: the key to the pearl octopus’ success

In 2018, scientists exploring the base of an inactive undersea volcano off California were startled to discover a massive breeding ground for deep-sea octopuses. As many as 20,000 pearl octopuses (Muusoctopus robustus) were found at this “Octopus Garden” 3 kilometers underwater, in the largest known... click to read more

Jim Barry | Senior Scientist at MBARI

reproduction

Deep-sea

Octopus

Hydrothermal spring

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Jan 20, 2025

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