In Pics | 'Gummy squirrel’ and thousands of mysterious deep-sea species discovered
Gummy squirrel
Psychropotes longicauda has been nicknamed the ‘gummy squirrel’ due to its long tail and resemblance to one type of jelly sweet.
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Amperima
This species is called Amperima. Most of the creatures that have been identified by scientists while exploring the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are new to the subject of science and hence, have no names.
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Abyssopathes cf lyra
This species is part of the Cnidaria phylum. The species' distinguishing feature is cnidocytes which are specialised cells that are used by them mainly for capturing prey.
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Tunicate
This creature was discovered by remote-controlled vehicles which were moving inside the seabed at depths of 4,000 to 6,000 metres.
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Munidopsis
This is a lobster-shaped species. The first ‘CCZ checklist’ has been created by an international team of scientists by compiling all the records from expeditions.
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Elpidiidae
This species belongs to a family of deep-sea cucumbers.
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Urchin
It is an echinoderm which is a phylum of marine invertebrate animals and also includes sponges.
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Bathymetrinae incert
This is a new species of deep-sea macrofauna which was discovered by scientists on a recent expedition.
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