Vitrumanthus flosculus, with “flosculus” meaning “small flower” or “floweret” in Latin, was discovered on underwater mountain ranges called seamounts, south of Japan’s coast. Seamounts, as the name ...
“Few other organisms will eat these sponges,” says José Urteaga, an expert in sea turtle conservation ... “Hawksbills are like the gardeners of coral reefs,” says Urteaga.