Martin Dohrn / Stitched panoramic image of Ostracods using their light to display to mates. There are two species here, both from a new genus and neither of which has been properly described. At this stage, they are...

Martin Dohrn / Stitched panoramic image of Ostracods using their light to display to mates. There are two species here, both from a new genus and neither of which has been properly described. At this stage, they are...

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea 'Chocolate drop' ostracods {Macrocypridina castanea} with shells about 7 mm long, Atlantic Ocean

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea marine Ostracod (Conchoecissa ametra) , Atlantic ocean, Digital focus stacking

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Ostracod (Paramollicia rmynchena) Atlantic ocean, Digital focus stacking

Russell Laman / Ostracods (ostracoda) displaying bioluminescence, spiralling up from the sand after sunset, three days after the full moon to spawn, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean Sea.

Solvin Zankl / Giant ostracod (Gigantocypris mulleri) from between 718 and 1864m, swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean. Controlled conditions.