Ambitious effort to document marine life reveals 866 new species and counting
Over a 16-month period, divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species that have all ...
Miami Herald on MSN10d
New species found while cleaning out freezer. See ‘unusual’ creature from Maldives
Some species are predatory, while others act as parasites, researchers said, depending on where the animals spend their lives ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species
In the Maldives, researchers discovered a new ... to Rob Hutchins at Oceanographic magazine. “Every new species—whether a shark or a sponge—deepens our understanding of marine ecosystems ...
The News International21d
More than 850 marine species come to light in new discovery
Only 38 known species of the guitar shark around the world are known to ... A new octocoral was discovered by researchers in the Maldives and the name comes due to each of its polyps having ...
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"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the findings that were registered in a directory after the collaborative ...