1. Name: sea squirtNational Geographic: Bizarre Species Found... (January 18, 2009)
2. Scientific Name: ascidianNational Geographic: Bizarre Species Found... (January 18, 2009)
3. One of the deepest dwelling animals ever found in AustraliaNational Geographic: Bizarre Species Found... (January 18, 2009)
4. The sea squirt was found by scientists studying the Tasman Fracture ZoneNational Geographic: Bizarre Species Found... (January 18, 2009)
5. The four week expedition, which ended on January 17, 2009, was a collaboration between U.S. and Australian scientistsNational Geographic: Bizarre Species Found... (January 18, 2009)
6. The expedition's lead scientist was Ron Thresher of Australia's CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric divisionCosmos Magazine: Carnivorous sea squirt... (January 19, 2009)
7. Thresher says the expedition's objective was to "search for life deeper than any previous voyage in Australian waters"Cosmos Magazine: Carnivorous sea squirt... (January 19, 2009)
8. Expedition scientists say they found new indications of the impact of global warmingCosmos Magazine: Carnivorous sea squirt... (January 19, 2009)
9. The expedition used a submersible car-sized robot named Jason to explore the Tasman Fracture ZoneCosmos Magazine: Carnivorous sea squirt... (January 19, 2009)

Modern-day deep-water coral reefs were also found, however, there is strong evidence that this reef system is dying, with most reef-forming coral deeper than 1,300 metres newly dead.—Ron ThresherCosmos Magazine: Carnivorous sea squirt... (January 19, 2009)