Extraordinary Deep-Sea Worm Species Discovered (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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In the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Nature, the researchers describe four newly discovered species living near deep-sea cold seeps, hydrothermal vents, and whale carcasses off the coasts of California and Mexico. The new discoveries have allowed the scientists to finally stabilize the placement of the five species, all in the genus Xenoturbella, on the animal tree of life.

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

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