A fact from Porcupine Abyssal Plain appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 January 2014 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the megafauna on the seabed of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain is dominated by sea cucumbers such as Oneirophanta mutabilis, Psychropotes longicauda, and Amperima rosea? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2014/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Porcupine Abyssal Plain.

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Where did this feature's name come from? Surely, there are no porcupines there...-- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 16:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC) reply

It's name after a famous early deep sea exploration ship, the HMS Porcupine. -- AfadsBad ( talk) 17:02, 14 January 2014 (UTC) reply

easy Google book search something about it

Then explain it in the article, not your edit summary. -- AfadsBad ( talk) 17:33, 14 January 2014 (UTC) reply

What makes these sea slugs megafauna? Anyone care to explain? Kortoso ( talk) 20:42, 14 January 2014 (UTC) reply