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More than 5,000 new marine species have been discovered by an English expedition in the Pacific.
They include strange shellfish, carnivorous sponges, sea cucumbers, worms, and urchin-like spiny invertebrates.
The research published in the journal Current Biology supports the notion that we know more about space than we know about the deep ocean.
They were found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ)—a region covering nearly four million square miles between Mexico and Hawaii.
“There’s some just remarkable species down there,” said team member Muriel Rabone, a deep-sea ecologist at London’s Natural History Museum.
“Some of the sponges look like classic bath sponges, and some look like vases. They are just beautiful.
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They include strange shellfish, carnivorous sponges, sea cucumbers, worms, and urchin-like spiny invertebrates.
The research published in the journal Current Biology supports the notion that we know more about space than we know about the deep ocean.
They were found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ)—a region covering nearly four million square miles between Mexico and Hawaii.
“There’s some just remarkable species down there,” said team member Muriel Rabone, a deep-sea ecologist at London’s Natural History Museum.
“Some of the sponges look like classic bath sponges, and some look like vases. They are just beautiful.
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More Than 5,000 Ocean Species Entirely New to Science Discovered by English Expedition in Pacific
5,000 new marine species have been discovered by an English expedition in the Pacific, including strange shellfish and carnivorous sponges.
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