article_snippet: In 2010, a British expedition revealed a 'lost world' of deep-sea animals including the crab named after the Baywatch star thriving on the ocean floor near Antarctica.
article_snippet: Leigh Marsh said: 'The life cycles of deep-sea animals have been largely hidden from us until now but thanks to more frequent expeditions and advances in technology, us are getting a clearer picture of the natural history of the ocean depths that cover most of us world.'
article_snippet: Study co-author Dr Jon Copley said: 'Deep-sea vents are island-like habitats on the seafloor, and discoveries like these show that our exploration of the life that thrives around these show has only just begun.'