Dissolved carbon dioxide makes seawater more acidic—a process called ocean acidification—and its effects have already been observed: the shells of sea butterflies, also known as pteropods ...

Pteropods are free-floating marine snails that play a very big part in oceanic ecosystems. Pteropods are free-floating marine snails that play a very big part in oceanic ecosystems. Although they ...

Pteropods, or 'wing-footed' sea snails and slugs, may be more resilient to acidic oceans than previously thought, scientists report. By digging into their evolutionary history, the research team ...

Pteropods are very small free-floating marine snails that play a very big part in oceanic ecosystems. Although tiny, these creatures are extremely important because they make up an important part of ...

Right here in La Jolla Shores Cove and in ocean basins all over the world live tiny little creatures called pteropods or "sea butterflies"! Pteropods are small marine snails that swim in our open ...

Pteropods or sea snails, also called sea angels, produce chemical deterrents to ward off predators, and some species of amphipods take advantage of this by carrying pteropods piggyback to gain ...

Even without the threat of more acidic seas—caused by carbon dioxide dissolving into seawater—pteropods (also called sea butterflies) look fragile, as if their translucent shells could barely ...

Pteropods are split into two major groups: shelled sea butterflies (left) and sea angels (right) that lose their shell when they reach adulthood. These creatures have adapted from a life on the ...

Here are eight aquatic species that may no longer exist in 100 years due to climate change. Pteropods may cease to exist in certain areas. The increased acidification of our oceans — which is ...