Tuesday, November 24, 2009

5,600 new species found in deep sea
[ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:40:43 GMT ]

This Enypniastes, a transparent sea cucumber, creeps forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth at 2,750 meters in the northern Gulf of Mexico. A new report records 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life.


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