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This Gorgeous but Dangerous Jellyfish Was Just Discovered Off Japan’s Coast
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This Gorgeous but Dangerous Jellyfish Was Just Discovered off Japan’s Coast
A new species of venomous Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia mikazuki, has been discovered in northern Japan. Genetic evidence confirmed it as distinct from tropical relatives and likely carried north by warming ocean currents. New Jellyfish Species Emerges in Northern Japan A student research team at Tohoku University has identified a previously unknown species of the venomous [...]
A new species of venomous siphonophore (similar to a jellyfish), Physalia mikazuki, was discovered in Japan. Found by a student in Sendai Bay, an area normally too cold, its presence is a sign of global warming. The warm currents (Kuroshio) grow these poisonous creatures further north.
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