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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Bizarre New Deep-Sea Creatures Found Off Antarctica


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More than 700 new species, such as this baby crustacean Ceratoserolis above, were discovered in the depths of the waters around Antarctica. The findings mean deep-sea conditions can support a diverse array of species, a surprise to researchers.

Photograph by Wiebke Brökeland/German Centre for Marine Biodiversity; DZMB.