Astounding family lobster

 Lifewatch has named Jesse Ausubel’s ‘terrible claw’ lobster as one of the ten astounding species of the last decade (2007-2017).  Hooray for Dinochelus ausubeli! Thanks to the colleagues who made this happen.

Ten astounding marine species of the last decade (2007-2017)

  • Deep-sea lyre sponge – Chondrocladia lyra
  • Palauan primitive cave eel – Protanguilla palau 
  • Deep-sea acochlidiacean slug – Bathyhedyle boucheti  
  • Tree syllid worm – Ramisyllis multicaudata 
  • Starry sea wanderer jelly – Marivagia stellata  
  • The Hoff crab – Kiwa tyleri 
  • Squidworm – Teuthidodrilus samae 
  • Jesse Ausubel’s ‘terrible claw’ lobster – Dinochelus ausubeli  
  • The ‘living fossil’ octocoral – Nanipora kamurai 
  • Scaly-foot snail – Chrysomallon squamiferum